SB2025061003 - SUSE update for go1.23
Published: June 10, 2025
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-0913)
CWE-ID: CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/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 escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to an insecure link following issue within the os.OpenFile(path, os.O_CREATE|O_EXCL) method when handling dangling symlinks on Windows systems. A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link and write arbitrary files to the system.
2) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-4673)
CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to sensitive Proxy-Authorization and Proxy-Authenticate headers are not cleared on cross-origin redirect in net/http. A remote attacker can gain access to credentials passed via these headers.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.