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AlmaLinux 8 : go-toolset:rhel8 (ALSA-2022:1819)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 161138

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2022:1819 advisory.

 * golang: Command-line arguments may overwrite global data (CVE-2021-38297)

 * golang: archive/zip: malformed archive may cause panic or memory exhaustion (incomplete fix of CVE-2021-33196) (CVE-2021-39293)

 * golang: debug/macho: invalid dynamic symbol table command can cause panic (CVE-2021-41771)

 * golang: archive/zip: Reader.Open panics on empty string (CVE-2021-41772)

 * golang: math/big: uncontrolled memory consumption due to an unhandled overflow via Rat.SetString (CVE-2022-23772)

 * golang: cmd/go: misinterpretation of branch names can lead to incorrect access control (CVE-2022-23773)

 * golang: crypto/elliptic IsOnCurve returns true for invalid field elements (CVE-2022-23806)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2022-1819.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 161138

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2022-1819.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 5/12/2022

Updated: 1/13/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-38297

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:golang-src, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:golang, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:go-toolset, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:golang-bin, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:golang-misc, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:golang-tests, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:golang-docs, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:golang-race, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:delve

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/10/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/18/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-38297, CVE-2021-39293, CVE-2021-41771, CVE-2021-41772, CVE-2022-23772, CVE-2022-23773, CVE-2022-23806

IAVB: 2021-B-0069-S, 2022-B-0008-S