Red Hat Security Advisory: go-toolset:rhel8 security update
Go Toolset provides the Go programming language tools and libraries. Go is alternatively known as golang. Security Fix(es): * os/exec: Unexpected paths returned from LookPath in os/exec (CVE-2025-47906) * golang: archive/tar: Unbounded allocation when parsing GNU sparse map (CVE-2025-58183) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2025:23740 reports two vulnerabilities in the Go Toolset for RHEL 8.2. CVE-2025-47906 is related to the os/exec package's LookPath function returning unexpected paths, which could lead to security issues in path resolution. CVE-2025-58183 involves the archive/tar package where parsing GNU sparse map files can cause unbounded memory allocation, potentially leading to resource exhaustion. These vulnerabilities affect the go-toolset packages in RHEL 8.2 and have been addressed in updated packages provided by Red Hat. The advisory does not provide CVSS scores but rates the impact as moderate. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could allow attackers to exploit unexpected path resolution behavior and unbounded memory allocation during archive parsing, potentially leading to security issues such as denial of service or other impacts related to resource exhaustion. However, the overall impact is considered moderate by Red Hat. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated go-toolset packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update RHSA-2025:23740 to remediate these issues. Detailed update instructions are available from Red Hat's official advisory and article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required beyond applying the official update.
Red Hat Security Advisory: go-toolset:rhel8 security update
Description
Go Toolset provides the Go programming language tools and libraries. Go is alternatively known as golang. Security Fix(es): * os/exec: Unexpected paths returned from LookPath in os/exec (CVE-2025-47906) * golang: archive/tar: Unbounded allocation when parsing GNU sparse map (CVE-2025-58183) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2025:23740 reports two vulnerabilities in the Go Toolset for RHEL 8.2. CVE-2025-47906 is related to the os/exec package's LookPath function returning unexpected paths, which could lead to security issues in path resolution. CVE-2025-58183 involves the archive/tar package where parsing GNU sparse map files can cause unbounded memory allocation, potentially leading to resource exhaustion. These vulnerabilities affect the go-toolset packages in RHEL 8.2 and have been addressed in updated packages provided by Red Hat. The advisory does not provide CVSS scores but rates the impact as moderate. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could allow attackers to exploit unexpected path resolution behavior and unbounded memory allocation during archive parsing, potentially leading to security issues such as denial of service or other impacts related to resource exhaustion. However, the overall impact is considered moderate by Red Hat. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated go-toolset packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update RHSA-2025:23740 to remediate these issues. Detailed update instructions are available from Red Hat's official advisory and article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:23740
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-58183"]
Threat ID: 6a160974e29bf47b5063d569
Added to database: 05/26/2026, 20:58:28 UTC
Last enriched: 08/14/2026, 22:15:42 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:50 UTC
Views: 90
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