GLSA 201812-09: Go: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Go: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	12/21/2018
Bugs:	#673234
ID:	201812-09

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Go, the worst which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Background

Go is an open source programming language that makes it easy to build simple, reliable, and efficient software.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-lang/go	< 1.10.7	>= 1.10.7	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Go. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could cause arbitrary code execution by passing specially crafted Go packages the ‘go get -u’ command.

The remote attacker could also craft pathological inputs causing a CPU based Denial of Service condition via the crypto/x509 package.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Go users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/go-1.10.7"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201812-09.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.