INFSA-2025:13940: go-toolset:rhel8 security update

Information about definition

Identificator: INFSA-2025:13940

Type: security

Release date: 2025-08-27 16:16:58 UTC

Information about package

Go Toolset provides the Go programming language tools and libraries. Go is alternatively known as golang.

Vulnerabilities description

  • CVE-2025-4674

    A flaw was found in cmd/go. The go command can execute arbitrary commands when processing untrusted version control system (VCS) repositories containing malicious configuration. This issue occurs because the command interprets VCS metadata, potentially leading to unintended command execution. This vulnerability allows a malicious actor to trigger this by providing a repository with a crafted VCS configuration, resulting in arbitrary code execution within the context of the go process.

Severity level

CVE Score CVSS 2.0 Score CVSS 3.x Score CVSS 4.0
NIST — CVE-2025-4674
no information 8.6 no information
Critical, important, moderate, low

Updated packages