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From: Aaron Bauman <bman@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201804-12 ] Go: Arbitrary code execution
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 00:05:00
Message-Id: 20180415232500.GA2439@monkey
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201804-12
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: Go: Arbitrary code execution
9 Date: April 15, 2018
10 Bugs: #650014
11 ID: 201804-12
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15 Synopsis
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18 A vulnerability in Go allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary
19 commands.
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21 Background
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24 Go is an open source programming language that makes it easy to build
25 simple, reliable, and efficient software.
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 dev-lang/go < 1.10.1 >= 1.10.1
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35 Description
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38 A vulnerability in Go was discovered which does not validate the import
39 path of remote repositories.
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41 Impact
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44 Remote attackers, by enticing a user to import from a crafted website,
45 could execute arbitrary commands.
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47 Workaround
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50 There is no known workaround at this time.
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52 Resolution
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55 All Go users should upgrade to the latest version:
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57 # emerge --sync
58 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/go-1.10.1"
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60 References
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63 [ 1 ] CVE-2018-7187
64 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7187
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66 Availability
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69 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
70 the Gentoo Security Website:
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72 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-12
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74 Concerns?
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77 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
78 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
79 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
80 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
81 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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83 License
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86 Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
87 belongs to its owner(s).
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89 The contents of this document are licensed under the
90 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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92 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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