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Amazon Linux 2 : golang (ALAS-2025-2900)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 240442
Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of golang installed on the remote host is prior to 1.23.10-1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2025-2900 advisory.Proxy-Authorization and Proxy-Authenticate headers persisted on cross-origin redirects potentially leaking sensitive information. (CVE-2025-4673)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Run 'yum update golang' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2025-2900.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 240442
File Name: al2_ALAS-2025-2900.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 6/25/2025
Updated: 6/25/2025
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.1
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.4
Temporal Score: 4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-4673
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:golang-bin, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:golang-src, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:golang-tests, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:golang, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:golang-shared, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:golang-docs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:golang-misc
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/24/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/11/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-4673