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CVE-2023-39323 — Line directives ("//line") can be used to bypass the restrictions on "//go:cgo_"

Line directives ("//line") can be used to bypass the restrictions on "//go:cgo_" directives, allowing blocked linker and compiler flags to be passed during compilation. This can result in unexpected execution of arbitrary code when running "go build"

CVSS
EPSS
6.00% (top 81.50%)
CWE
Published
2023-10-05T20:36:58.756Z
Last modified
2025-06-12T15:15:12.065Z
CVSS vector

01What is this vulnerability?

Line directives ("//line") can be used to bypass the restrictions on "//go:cgo_" directives, allowing blocked linker and compiler flags to be passed during compilation. This can result in unexpected execution of arbitrary code when running "go build". The line directive requires the absolute path of the file in which the directive lives, which makes exploiting this issue significantly more…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Go toolchaincmd/go0, 1.21.0-0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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