Description
Podgrab contains an unauthenticated denial-of-service vulnerability caused by unsynchronized concurrent access to shared maps (activePlayers and allConnections) in its WebSocket handler, where Wshandler and HandleWebsocketMessages goroutines read and write these maps without a mutex. A remote attacker can open multiple WebSocket connections to the /ws endpoint and send messages in a loop to trigger a Go runtime data race that crashes the process, causing a denial of service that requires operator intervention to restore service.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| akhilrex | podgrab | — | — |
References
- Researcher Disclosure technical-description
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/podgrab-unauthenticated-dos-via-concurrent-map-access-in-websocket-handler third-party-advisory