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Debian: CVE-2018-7187: golang, golang-1.7, golang-1.8 -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2018-7187: golang, golang-1.7, golang-1.8 -- security update

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
02/16/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
02/02/2019
Modified
02/18/2020

Description

The "go get" implementation in Go 1.9.4, when the -insecure command-line option is used, does not validate the import path (get/vcs.go only checks for "://" anywhere in the string), which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted web site.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-golang
  • debian-upgrade-golang-1-7
  • debian-upgrade-golang-1-8

References

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