5.8

CVE-2021-44717: debian debian_linux Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2021-44717DEBIAN-CVE-2021-44717GO-2022-0289
Published 01-01-2022Last modified 04-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-44717 is a medium (CVSS 5.8) Improper Resource Shutdown or Release vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.00%
0%100%
Low · +0.14 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 20 · Related 8
DLA-2891-1DLA-2892-1DLA-3395-1MGASA-2021-0587OPENSUSE-SU-2021:1626-1OPENSUSE-SU-2021:4169-1

Timeline

  1. 01-01-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Go before 1.16.12 and 1.17.x before 1.17.5 on UNIX allows write operations to an unintended file or unintended network connection as a consequence of erroneous closing of file descriptor 0 after file-descriptor exhaustion.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.00%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

81%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.14 pp

From 1.86% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Alpine2 products
  • go≥ 1.17.0, < 1.17.9-r0 | ≥ 1.17.0, < 1.17.6-r0
  • nomad< 1.1.12-r0 | < 1.2.6-r0
Debian2 products
Ubuntu2 products
  • golang-1.17All versions (No fix recorded)
  • golang-1.8All versions (No fix recorded)
Go1 product
  • stdlib≥ 1.17.0-0, < 1.17.5
Golang1 product
  • go< 1.16.12 | ≥ 1.17.0, < 1.17.5
Opensuse1 product
  • apptainer&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 1.0.1-1.1

6 vendors · 9 products

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