Ubuntu 20.10 USN-4758-1 Critical: Golang XSS Attack Alert

ubuntu

March 8, 2021

Go applications could be made to perform XSS attacks.

Summary

Go applications could be made to perform XSS attacks.

Software Description:

- golang-1.14: Go programming language compiler

- golang-1.10: Go programming language compiler

Details:

It was discovered that Go applications incorrectly handled uploaded content. If

a user were tricked into visiting a malicious page, a remote attacker could

exploit this with a crafted file to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Topics Covered

security advisory critical ubuntu xss attack golang

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 20.10:
  golang-1.14                     1.14.7-2ubuntu1.1
  golang-1.14-go                  1.14.7-2ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  golang-1.14                     1.14.3-2ubuntu2~20.04.2
  golang-1.14-go                  1.14.3-2ubuntu2~20.04.2

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  golang-1.10                     1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.2
  golang-1.10-go                  1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.2

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  golang-1.10                     1.10.4-2ubuntu1~16.04.2
  golang-1.10-go                  1.10.4-2ubuntu1~16.04.2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.