9.1

CVE-2022-23806: debian debian_linux Unchecked Return Value

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-23806DEBIAN-CVE-2022-23806GO-2021-0319
Published 11-02-2022Last modified 03-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-23806 is a critical (CVSS 9.1) Unchecked Return Value vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 9.1 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 3% (FIRST, 04-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.1/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.07%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 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 10
DLA-2985-1DLA-2986-1DLA-3395-1MGASA-2022-0091OPENSUSE-SU-2022:0723-1OPENSUSE-SU-2022:0724-1

Timeline

  1. 11-02-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Curve.IsOnCurve in crypto/elliptic in Go before 1.16.14 and 1.17.x before 1.17.7 can incorrectly return true in situations with a big.Int value that is not a valid field element.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.07%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

88%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 3.07% on 05-10-2026

05-10-202604-11-2026

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.

Netapp4 products
Debian2 products
Ubuntu2 products
  • golang-go.cryptoAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • lxdAll versions (No fix recorded)
Alpine1 product
  • go≥ 1.17.0, < 1.16.15-r0 | ≥ 1.17.0, < 1.17.9-r0 | ≥ 1.17.0, < 1.17.7-r0
Go1 product
  • stdlib≥ 1.17.0-0, < 1.17.7
Golang1 product
  • go< 1.16.14 | ≥ 1.17.0, < 1.17.7

6 vendors · 11 products

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