Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding Affecting golang-tests package, versions <0:1.18.6-1.44.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-GOLANGTESTS-5673332
  • published9 Jun 2023
  • disclosed11 May 2023

Introduced: 11 May 2023

CVE-2023-24539  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-176  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 golang-tests to version 0:1.18.6-1.44.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2023-1760.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream golang-tests package and not the golang-tests package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

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CVSS Scores

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