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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201812-09
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Go: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: December 21, 2018
     Bugs: #673234
       ID: 201812-09

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

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

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  dev-lang/go                  < 1.10.7                  >= 1.10.7 

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

Impact
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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
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Go users should upgrade to the latest version:

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

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2018-16873
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16873
[ 2 ] CVE-2018-16874
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16874
[ 3 ] CVE-2018-16875
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16875

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-09

Concerns?
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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.

License
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Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5