Debian Security Advisory
DLA-1920-1 golang-go.crypto -- LTS security update
- Date Reported:
- 13 Sep 2019
- Affected Packages:
- golang-go.crypto
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2019-11841.
- More information:
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This package ignored the value of the Hash header, which allows an attacker to spoof it. An attacker can not only embed arbitrary Armor Headers, but also prepend arbitrary text to cleartext messages without invalidating the signatures.
For Debian 8
Jessie
, this problem has been fixed in version 0.0~hg190-1+deb8u2.We recommend that you upgrade your golang-go.crypto packages.
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS