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Amazon Linux 2 : golang, --advisory ALAS2-2026-3172 (ALAS-2026-3172)
high Nessus Plugin ID 299560
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 1.24.13-1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2026-3172 advisory.A discrepancy between how Go and C/C++ comments were parsed allowed for code smuggling into the resulting cgo binary. (CVE-2025-61732)
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' or or 'yum update --advisory ALAS2-2026-3172' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com//AL2/ALAS2-2026-3172.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 299560
File Name: al2_ALAS-2026-3172.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 2/19/2026
Updated: 2/19/2026
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.3
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-61732
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.6
Temporal Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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: 2/19/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/5/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-61732
IAVB: 2026-B-0040