UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16874

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16874
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16874.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16874
Upstream
Published
2018-12-14T14:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:45:01Z
Severity
  • 6.8 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 8.1 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

In Go before 1.10.6 and 1.11.x before 1.11.3, the "go get" command is vulnerable to directory traversal when executed with the import path of a malicious Go package which contains curly braces (both '{' and '}' characters). Specifically, it is only vulnerable in GOPATH mode, but not in module mode (the distinction is documented at https://golang.org/cmd/go/#hdr-Moduleawarego_get). The attacker can cause an arbitrary filesystem write, which can lead to code execution.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS

golang-1.10

Package

Name
golang-1.10
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/golang-1.10@1.10.4-2ubuntu1~14.04.1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.10.4-2ubuntu1~14.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.10",
            "binary_version": "1.10.4-2ubuntu1~14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.10-go",
            "binary_version": "1.10.4-2ubuntu1~14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.10-src",
            "binary_version": "1.10.4-2ubuntu1~14.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS

golang-1.10

Package

Name
golang-1.10
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/golang-1.10@1.10.4-2ubuntu1~16.04.2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.10.4-2ubuntu1~16.04.1
1.10.4-2ubuntu1~16.04.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.10",
            "binary_version": "1.10.4-2ubuntu1~16.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.10-go",
            "binary_version": "1.10.4-2ubuntu1~16.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.10-src",
            "binary_version": "1.10.4-2ubuntu1~16.04.2"
        }
    ]
}

golang-1.6

Package

Name
golang-1.6
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/golang-1.6@1.6.2-0ubuntu5~16.04.4?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.6-0ubuntu1
1.6-0ubuntu2
1.6-0ubuntu3
1.6-0ubuntu4
1.6-0ubuntu5
1.6.1-0ubuntu1
1.6.2-0ubuntu5~16.04
1.6.2-0ubuntu5~16.04.2
1.6.2-0ubuntu5~16.04.3
1.6.2-0ubuntu5~16.04.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.6",
            "binary_version": "1.6.2-0ubuntu5~16.04.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.6-go",
            "binary_version": "1.6.2-0ubuntu5~16.04.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.6-src",
            "binary_version": "1.6.2-0ubuntu5~16.04.4"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS

golang-1.10

Package

Name
golang-1.10
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/golang-1.10@1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.10~rc1-1
1.10~rc1-1ubuntu1
1.10~rc1-2ubuntu1
1.10~rc2-1ubuntu1
1.10-1ubuntu1
1.10.1-1ubuntu2
1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.1
1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.10",
            "binary_version": "1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.10-go",
            "binary_version": "1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.10-src",
            "binary_version": "1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.2"
        }
    ]
}

golang-1.8

Package

Name
golang-1.8
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/golang-1.8@1.8.3-2ubuntu1.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.8.3-2ubuntu1
1.8.3-2ubuntu1.18.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.8",
            "binary_version": "1.8.3-2ubuntu1.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.8-go",
            "binary_version": "1.8.3-2ubuntu1.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.8-go-shared-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.8.3-2ubuntu1.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.8-src",
            "binary_version": "1.8.3-2ubuntu1.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgolang-1.8-std1",
            "binary_version": "1.8.3-2ubuntu1.18.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

golang-1.9

Package

Name
golang-1.9
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/golang-1.9@1.9.4-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.9.1-2ubuntu1
1.9.2-1ubuntu1
1.9.2-3ubuntu1
1.9.3-1ubuntu1
1.9.4-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.9",
            "binary_version": "1.9.4-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.9-go",
            "binary_version": "1.9.4-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.9-src",
            "binary_version": "1.9.4-1ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}