ALAS2023-2026-1551


Amazon Linux 2023 Security Advisory: ALAS2023-2026-1551
Advisory Released Date: 2026-04-13
Advisory Updated Date: 2026-04-13
Severity: Important

Issue Overview:

gRPC-Go is the Go language implementation of gRPC. Versions prior to 1.79.3 have an authorization bypass resulting from improper input validation of the HTTP/2 `:path` pseudo-header. The gRPC-Go server was too lenient in its routing logic, accepting requests where the `:path` omitted the mandatory leading slash (e.g., `Service/Method` instead of `/Service/Method`). While the server successfully routed these requests to the correct handler, authorization interceptors (including the official `grpc/authz` package) evaluated the raw, non-canonical path string. Consequently, "deny" rules defined using canonical paths (starting with `/`) failed to match the incoming request, allowing it to bypass the policy if a fallback "allow" rule was present. This affects gRPC-Go servers that use path-based authorization interceptors, such as the official RBAC implementation in `google.golang.org/grpc/authz` or custom interceptors relying on `info.FullMethod` or `grpc.Method(ctx)`; AND that have a security policy contains specific "deny" rules for canonical paths but allows other requests by default (a fallback "allow" rule). The vulnerability is exploitable by an attacker who can send raw HTTP/2 frames with malformed `:path` headers directly to the gRPC server. The fix in version 1.79.3 ensures that any request with a `:path` that does not start with a leading slash is immediately rejected with a `codes.Unimplemented` error, preventing it from reaching authorization interceptors or handlers with a non-canonical path string. While upgrading is the most secure and recommended path, users can mitigate the vulnerability using one of the following methods: Use a validating interceptor (recommended mitigation); infrastructure-level normalization; and/or policy hardening. (CVE-2026-33186)


Affected Packages:

credentials-fetcher


Issue Correction:
Run dnf update credentials-fetcher --releasever 2023.11.20260413 or dnf update --advisory ALAS2023-2026-1551 --releasever 2023.11.20260413 to update your system.
More information on how to update your system can be found on this page: Amazon Linux 2023 documentation

New Packages:
aarch64:
    credentials-fetcher-2.0.1-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

src:
    credentials-fetcher-2.0.1-1.amzn2023.0.2.src

x86_64:
    credentials-fetcher-2.0.1-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64