SB2016042603 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in go (Alpine package)
Published: April 26, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016042603
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3958)
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Go before 1.5.4 and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, related to use of the LoadLibrary function.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.