Vulnerabilities in pkg:golang/github.com/opencontainers/distribution-spec
PACKAGECVE-2021-41190 is a LOW (CVSS 3.0) clarify content-type handling vulnerability (CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')) affecting Github.com/opencontainers/distribution spec libraries in the Go ecosystem. The issue involves clarify content-type handling. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 1.0.1.
pkg:golang/github.com/opencontainers/distribution-spec
Vulnerability advisories affecting package pkg:golang/github.com/opencontainers/distribution-spec. Select an advisory below to view technical details or fixes.
| Advisory ID | CVE / NVD | Severity | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-mc8v-mgrf-8f4m | CVE-2021-41190 | LOW | Clarify Content-Type handling |
CVE-2021-41190 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 3.0
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2021-41190
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Github.com/opencontainers/distribution spec dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Upgrade github.com/opencontainers/distribution-spec to 1.0.1
Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
inspect dependencies for github.com/opencontainers/distribution-spec
How to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2021-41190, inspect your project dependencies for Github.com/opencontainers/distribution spec:
inspect dependencies for github.com/opencontainers/distribution-spec
Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Github.com/opencontainers/distribution spec in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 1.0.1), your application is affected.
Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion'), where the product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type. In Github.com/opencontainers/distribution spec, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2021-41190 Affected Github.com/opencontainers/distribution spec Versions
1 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
github.com/opencontainers/distribution-spec
|
Go |
< 1.0.1
|
1.0.1
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"modified" : "2021-12-13T13:12:02Z",
"published" : "2021-11-18T16:13:08Z",
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"summary" : "Clarify Content-Type handling",
"details" : "### Impact\nIn the OCI Distribution Specification version 1.0.0 and prior, the Content-Type header alone was used to determine the type of document during push and pull operations. Documents that contain both “manifests” and “layers” fields could be interpreted as either a manifest or an index in the absence of an accompanying Content-Type header. If a Content-Type header changed between two pulls of the same digest, a client may interpret the resulting content differently.\n\n### Patches\nThe OCI Distribution Specification will be updated to require that a `mediaType` value present in a manifest or index match the Content-Type header used during the push and pull operations.\n\n### Workarounds\nClients pulling from a registry may distrust the Content-Type header and reject an ambiguous document that contains both “manifests” and “layers” fields or “manifests” and “config” fields.\n\n### References\nhttps://github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/security/advisories/GHSA-77vh-xpmg-72qh\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in https://github.com/opencontainers/distribution-spec/\n* Email us at security@opencontainers.org\n",
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