SB2018032106 - Amazon Linux AMI update for golang
Published: March 21, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018032106
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Command injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6574)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.The weakness exists due to "go get" remote command execution during source code build, by leveraging the gcc or clang plugin feature, because -fplugin= and -plugin= arguments were not blocked. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary commands.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.