OpenSUSE Linux update for go1.12
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-16276 CVE-2019-17596 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-444 CWE-20 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Opensuse Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests
EUVDB-ID: #VU21409
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16276
CWE-ID:
CWE-444 - Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request Smuggling')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform HTTP request smuggling attack.
The vulnerability exists due to Go programming language accepts and normalizes HTTP requests with malformed HTTP/1.1 headers containing a space before the colon. A remote attacker can use a malformed request to bypass configured filtration and gain access to presumably restricted functionality.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
Opensuse: 15.0
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00044.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU22020
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17596
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of DSA public keys in crypto/x509.Verify. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted X.509 certificate chain to the application and perform a denial of service attack.
Update the affected packages.
Opensuse: 15.0
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00044.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
