1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4758-1

USN-4758-1: Go vulnerability

Publication date

8 March 2021

Overview

Go applications could be made to perform XSS attacks.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that Go applications incorrectly handled uploaded content. If
a user were tricked into visiting a malicious page, a remote attacker could
exploit this with a crafted file to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

It was discovered that Go applications incorrectly handled uploaded content. If
a user were tricked into visiting a malicious page, a remote attacker could
exploit this with a crafted file to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
20.10 groovy golang-1.14 –  1.14.7-2ubuntu1.1
golang-1.14-go –  1.14.7-2ubuntu1.1
20.04 focal golang-1.14 –  1.14.3-2ubuntu2~20.04.2
golang-1.14-go –  1.14.3-2ubuntu2~20.04.2
18.04 bionic golang-1.10 –  1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.2
golang-1.10-go –  1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.2
16.04 xenial golang-1.10 –  1.10.4-2ubuntu1~16.04.2
golang-1.10-go –  1.10.4-2ubuntu1~16.04.2

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