AIKIDO-2026-11041
golang.org/x/sys is vulnerable to Integer Overflow
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Low Risk
This Affects:
golang.org/x/sysTL;DR
NewNTUnicodeString does not check for string length overflow. When provided with a string that overflows the maximum size of a NTUnicodeString (a 16-bit number of bytes), it returns a truncated string rather than an error.
Who does this affect?
You are affected if you are using a version that falls within the vulnerable range and if you use the golang.org/x/sys/windows functionalities.
Background info
golang.org/x/sys is vulnerable to Integer Overflow in versions 0.0.0 - 0.43.0.
How to fix this
Upgrade the golang.org/x/sys library to the patch version.
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