SB20250212103 - SUSE update for go1.24



SB20250212103 - SUSE update for go1.24

Published: February 12, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB20250212103
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
  • Low
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22866)

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a small number of bits of secret scalars are leaked on the ppc64le architecture in crypto/internal/nistec. A local user can gain access to potentially sensitive information.


2) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22867)

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of the @executable_path, @loader_path, or @rpath special values in a "#cgo LDFLAGS" directive. A local user can trigger code execution while building a Go module which contains CGO when using the Apple version of ld.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.