USN-5725-2: Go vulnerability
Publication date
23 May 2023
Overview
Go applications could be made to hang or crash if they received specially crafted input.
Releases
Packages
- golang-1.13 - Go programming language compiler
Details
USN-5725-1 fixed a vulnerability in Go. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
Diederik Loerakker, Jonny Rhea, Raúl Kripalani, and Preston
Van Loon discovered that Go incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Go applications
to hang or crash, resulting in a denial of service.
USN-5725-1 fixed a vulnerability in Go. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
Diederik Loerakker, Jonny Rhea, Raúl Kripalani, and Preston
Van Loon discovered that Go incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Go applications
to hang or crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. You still need to update all packages built with the affected version.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.04 xenial | golang-1.13-src – 1.13.8-1ubuntu1~16.04.3+esm2 | ||
| golang-1.13 – 1.13.8-1ubuntu1~16.04.3+esm2 | |||
| golang-1.13-go – 1.13.8-1ubuntu1~16.04.3+esm2 | |||
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