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Improper Input Validation Affecting golang-tests package, versions <0:1.9.4-1.el7

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.08% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-GOLANGTESTS-4812154
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed7 Feb 2018
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Introduced: 7 Feb 2018

CVE-2018-6574  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 golang-tests to version 0:1.9.4-1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:0878.

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 RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 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.