UBUNTU-CVE-2020-16845

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-16845
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-16845.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-16845
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Downstream
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Published
2020-08-06T18:15:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T04:48:38Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

Go before 1.13.15 and 14.x before 1.14.7 can have an infinite read loop in ReadUvarint and ReadVarint in encoding/binary via invalid inputs.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu: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=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: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=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=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:18.04:LTS

golang-1.13

Package

Name
golang-1.13
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/golang-1.13@1.13.8-1ubuntu1~18.04.4?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.13.8-1ubuntu1~18.04.4

Affected versions

1.*

1.13.8-1ubuntu1~18.04.2
1.13.8-1ubuntu1~18.04.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.13",
            "binary_version": "1.13.8-1ubuntu1~18.04.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.13-go",
            "binary_version": "1.13.8-1ubuntu1~18.04.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.13-src",
            "binary_version": "1.13.8-1ubuntu1~18.04.4"
        }
    ]
}

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=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=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=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"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS

golang-1.13

Package

Name
golang-1.13
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/golang-1.13@1.13.8-1ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.13.8-1ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.13.1-1ubuntu1
1.13.3-1ubuntu1
1.13.4-1ubuntu1
1.13.5-1ubuntu1
1.13.6-1ubuntu1
1.13.6-2ubuntu1
1.13.7-1ubuntu1
1.13.8-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.13",
            "binary_version": "1.13.8-1ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.13-go",
            "binary_version": "1.13.8-1ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.13-src",
            "binary_version": "1.13.8-1ubuntu1.1"
        }
    ]
}

golang-1.14

Package

Name
golang-1.14
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/golang-1.14@1.14.3-2ubuntu2~20.04.2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*

1.14~beta1-1
1.14~beta1-2
1.14~rc1-1
1.14-1
1.14.1-1
1.14.2-1
1.14.2-1ubuntu1
1.14.3-2ubuntu2~20.04.1
1.14.3-2ubuntu2~20.04.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.14",
            "binary_version": "1.14.3-2ubuntu2~20.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.14-go",
            "binary_version": "1.14.3-2ubuntu2~20.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.14-src",
            "binary_version": "1.14.3-2ubuntu2~20.04.2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS

golang-1.13

Package

Name
golang-1.13
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/golang-1.13@1.13.8-1ubuntu2.22.04.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.13.8-1ubuntu2.22.04.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.13.8-1ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.13",
            "binary_version": "1.13.8-1ubuntu2.22.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.13-go",
            "binary_version": "1.13.8-1ubuntu2.22.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.13-src",
            "binary_version": "1.13.8-1ubuntu2.22.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS

golang-1.13

Package

Name
golang-1.13
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/golang-1.13@1.13.8-1ubuntu1~16.04.3+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.13.8-1ubuntu1~16.04.3+esm2

Affected versions

1.*

1.13.8-1ubuntu1~16.04.2
1.13.8-1ubuntu1~16.04.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.13",
            "binary_version": "1.13.8-1ubuntu1~16.04.3+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.13-go",
            "binary_version": "1.13.8-1ubuntu1~16.04.3+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.13-src",
            "binary_version": "1.13.8-1ubuntu1~16.04.3+esm2"
        }
    ]
}