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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201710-23
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Go: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: October 23, 2017
     Bugs: #632408
       ID: 201710-23

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Go, the worst of which may
result in the execution of arbitrary commands.

Background
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Go is an open source programming language that makes it easy to build
simple, reliable, and efficient software.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  dev-lang/go                  < 1.9.1                    >= 1.9.1 

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Go. Please review the
references below for details.

Impact
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Remote attackers could execute arbitrary Go commands or conduct a man
in the middle attack.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Go users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/go-1.9.1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-15041
      https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-15041
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-15042
      https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-15042

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-23

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5