UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8959
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-8959
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8959.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8959
- Upstream
- Published
- 2025-08-15T21:15:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-27T18:37:34Z
- Severity
-
- 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
- Ubuntu - medium
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
HashiCorp's go-getter library subdirectory download feature is vulnerable to symlink attacks leading to unauthorized read access beyond the designated directory boundaries. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-8959, is fixed in go-getter 1.7.9.
- References
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / golang-github-hashicorp-go-getter
Package
- Name
- golang-github-hashicorp-go-getter
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/golang-github-hashicorp-go-getter@0.0~git20160316.0.575ec4e-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / golang-github-hashicorp-go-getter
Package
- Name
- golang-github-hashicorp-go-getter
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/golang-github-hashicorp-go-getter@1.4.1-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / golang-github-hashicorp-go-getter
Package
- Name
- golang-github-hashicorp-go-getter
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/golang-github-hashicorp-go-getter@1.4.1-1?arch=source&distro=jammy
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / golang-github-hashicorp-go-getter
Package
- Name
- golang-github-hashicorp-go-getter
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/golang-github-hashicorp-go-getter@1.4.1-1?arch=source&distro=noble