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Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2021-38297: Important priority package update for golang

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Oct 7, 2021
Added
Feb 17, 2025
Modified
Jul 9, 2025

Description

Go before 1.16.9 and 1.17.x before 1.17.2 has a Buffer Overflow via large arguments in a function invocation from a WASM module, when GOARCH=wasm GOOS=js is used.
A flaw was found in golang. This vulnerability can only be triggered when invoking functions from vulnerable WASM (WebAssembly) Modules. Go can be compiled to WASM. If the product or service doesn't use WASM functions, it is not affected, although it uses golang.

Solutions

amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-golangamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-golang-binamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-golang-docsamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-golang-miscamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-golang-raceamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-golang-sharedamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-golang-srcamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-golang-tests
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