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Amazon Linux 2 : golang, --advisory ALAS2-2025-2984 (ALAS-2025-2984)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 261346
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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 1.24.6-1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2025-2984 advisory.os/exec: LookPath may return unexpected paths. If the PATH environment variable contains paths which are executables (rather than just directories), passing certain strings to LookPath (, ., and ..), can result in the binaries listed in the PATH being unexpectedly returned. (CVE-2025-47906)
Cancelling a query (e.g. by cancelling the context passed to one of the query methods) during a call to the Scan method of the returned Rows can result in unexpected results if other queries are being made in parallel. This can result in a race condition that may overwrite the expected results with those of another query, causing the call to Scan to return either unexpected results from the other query or an error. (CVE-2025-47907)
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected by this vulnerability is the function copy_section of the file binutils/objcopy.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is named 08c3cbe5926e4d355b5cb70bbec2b1eeb40c2944. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. (CVE-2025-7545)
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected by this issue is the function bfd_elf_set_group_contents of the file bfd/elf.c. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 41461010eb7c79fee7a9d5f6209accdaac66cc6b. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. (CVE-2025-7546)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product 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
Run 'yum update golang' or or 'yum update --advisory ALAS2-2025-2984' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com//AL2/ALAS2-2025-2984.html
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html
https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-47906.html
https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-47907.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 261346
File Name: al2_ALAS-2025-2984.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 9/4/2025
Updated: 9/4/2025
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-7546
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.8
Threat Score: 1.1
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:golang-bin, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:golang-tests, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:golang, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:golang-docs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:golang-misc, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:golang-shared, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:golang-src
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/4/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/13/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-47906, CVE-2025-47907, CVE-2025-7545, CVE-2025-7546
IAVB: 2025-B-0136-S