MGASA-2019-0066 - Updated golang packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 13 Feb 2019
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0066.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 6
CVE: CVE-2018-16873,
     CVE-2018-16874,
     CVE-2018-16875,
     CVE-2019-6486

Remote code execution in go get, when executed with the -u flag
(CVE-2018-16873).

An arbitrary filesystem write in go get, which could lead to code execution
(CVE-2018-16874).

Denial of Service in the crypto/x509 package during certificate chain
validation (CVE-2018-16875).

Go before 1.11.5 mishandles P-521 and P-384 elliptic curves, which allows
attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) or possibly conduct
ECDH private key recovery attacks (CVE-2019-6486).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24014
- - https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4380
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16873
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16874
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16875
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-6486

SRPMS:
- 6/core/golang-1.11.5-1.mga6

Mageia 2019-0066: golang security update

Remote code execution in go get, when executed with the -u flag (CVE-2018-16873)

Summary

Remote code execution in go get, when executed with the -u flag (CVE-2018-16873).
An arbitrary filesystem write in go get, which could lead to code execution (CVE-2018-16874).
Denial of Service in the crypto/x509 package during certificate chain validation (CVE-2018-16875).
Go before 1.11.5 mishandles P-521 and P-384 elliptic curves, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) or possibly conduct ECDH private key recovery attacks (CVE-2019-6486).

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24014

- - https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4380

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16873

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16874

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16875

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-6486

Resolution

MGASA-2019-0066 - Updated golang packages fix security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 6/core/golang-1.11.5-1.mga6

Severity
Publication date: 13 Feb 2019
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0066.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2018-16873, CVE-2018-16874, CVE-2018-16875, CVE-2019-6486

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