Description
Specific cstrings input may not be properly validated in the MongoDB Go Driver when marshalling Go objects into BSON. A malicious user could use a Go object with specific string to potentially inject additional fields into marshalled documents. This issue affects all MongoDB GO Drivers prior to and including 1.5.0.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| MongoDB | MongoDB Go Driver | 1.0 – ≤ 1.5.0 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | etcd-for-k8s1.32 | 3.5.24-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:15764-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver | < 1.5.1 | 1.5.1 | GHSA-f6mq-5m25-4r72 |
Advisories 2
- openSUSE-SU-2025:15764-1 etcd-for-k8s1.32-3.5.24-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- WID-SEC-2023-0765 MongoDB: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Manipulation von Dateien BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jan 21, 2024