Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting go package, versions <1.9.4-r0
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- published31 May 2025
- disclosed7 Feb 2018
Introduced: 7 Feb 2018
CVE-2018-6574 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.22 go to version 1.9.4-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream go package and not the go package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.22 relevant fixed versions and status.
Go before 1.8.7, Go 1.9.x before 1.9.4, and Go 1.10 pre-releases before Go 1.10rc2 allow "go get" remote command execution during source code build, by leveraging the gcc or clang plugin feature, because -fplugin= and -plugin= arguments were not blocked.
References
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-nuts/Gbhh1NxAjMU
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-nuts/sprOaQ5m3Dk
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6574
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4380
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-6574
- https://github.com/KINGSABRI/CVE-in-Ruby/tree/master/CVE-2018-6574
- https://github.com/golang/go/issues/23672
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/golang-nuts/Gbhh1NxAjMU
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/golang-nuts/sprOaQ5m3Dk
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0878
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1304
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-6574
- https://github.com/neargle/Go-Get-RCE-CVE-2018-6574-POC