SB2024051029 - SUSE update for go1.22 



SB2024051029 - SUSE update for go1.22

Published: May 10, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024051029
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Untrusted search path (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-24787)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of an untrusted search path in md/go. A remote attacker can trick the victim to build a Go module which contains CGO to trigger arbitrary code execution when using the Apple version of ld, due to usage of the -lto_library flag in a "#cgo LDFLAGS" directive.



2) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-24788)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when processing DNS responses. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted DNS response to the application and cause denial of service conditions.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.