UBUNTU-CVE-2020-29509

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-29509
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-29509.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-29509
Upstream
Published
2020-12-14T20:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:46:30Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 5.6 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

The encoding/xml package in Go (all versions) does not correctly preserve the semantics of attribute namespace prefixes during tokenization round-trips, which allows an attacker to craft inputs that behave in conflicting ways during different stages of processing in affected downstream applications.

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_version": "1.10.4-2ubuntu1~14.04.1",
            "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"
        }
    ]
}

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_version": "1.10.4-2ubuntu1~16.04.2",
            "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"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / 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_version": "1.6.2-0ubuntu5~16.04.4",
            "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"
        }
    ]
}

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+esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*

1.13.8-1ubuntu1~16.04.2
1.13.8-1ubuntu1~16.04.3
1.13.8-1ubuntu1~16.04.3+esm2
1.13.8-1ubuntu1~16.04.3+esm3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.13.8-1ubuntu1~16.04.3+esm3",
            "binary_name": "golang-1.13"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.13.8-1ubuntu1~16.04.3+esm3",
            "binary_name": "golang-1.13-go"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.13.8-1ubuntu1~16.04.3+esm3",
            "binary_name": "golang-1.13-src"
        }
    ]
}

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_version": "1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.2",
            "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"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro: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+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*

1.13.8-1ubuntu1~18.04.2
1.13.8-1ubuntu1~18.04.3
1.13.8-1ubuntu1~18.04.4
1.13.8-1ubuntu1~18.04.4+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.13.8-1ubuntu1~18.04.4+esm1",
            "binary_name": "golang-1.13"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.13.8-1ubuntu1~18.04.4+esm1",
            "binary_name": "golang-1.13-go"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.13.8-1ubuntu1~18.04.4+esm1",
            "binary_name": "golang-1.13-src"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / 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_version": "1.8.3-2ubuntu1.18.04.1",
            "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"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / 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_version": "1.9.4-1ubuntu1",
            "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"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / golang-1.13

Package

Name
golang-1.13
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/golang-1.13@1.13.8-1ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focal

Affected ranges

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

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
1.13.8-1ubuntu1.1
1.13.8-1ubuntu1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.13.8-1ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "golang-1.13"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.13.8-1ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "golang-1.13-go"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.13.8-1ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "golang-1.13-src"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / 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=esm-infra/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_version": "1.14.3-2ubuntu2~20.04.2",
            "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"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / golang-1.13

Package

Name
golang-1.13
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/golang-1.13@1.13.8-1ubuntu2.22.04.2?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*

1.13.8-1ubuntu2
1.13.8-1ubuntu2.22.04.1
1.13.8-1ubuntu2.22.04.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.13.8-1ubuntu2.22.04.2",
            "binary_name": "golang-1.13"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.13.8-1ubuntu2.22.04.2",
            "binary_name": "golang-1.13-go"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.13.8-1ubuntu2.22.04.2",
            "binary_name": "golang-1.13-src"
        }
    ]
}