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GLSA-201710-23 : Go: Multiple vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 104066

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201710-23 (Go: Multiple vulnerabilities)

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

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

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Go users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-lang/go-1.9.1'

See Also

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 104066

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201710-23.nasl

Version: 3.5

Type: local

Published: 10/23/2017

Updated: 11/18/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-15041

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:go

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/23/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-15041, CVE-2017-15042

GLSA: 201710-23