Red Hat Security Advisory: go-toolset:rhel8 security update
This advisory addresses two moderate severity vulnerabilities in the Go Toolset provided by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. The first vulnerability (CVE-2025-47906) involves unexpected paths returned from the LookPath function in the os/exec package. The second vulnerability (CVE-2025-58183) concerns unbounded memory allocation when parsing GNU sparse maps in the archive/tar package. These issues could potentially lead to unexpected behavior or resource exhaustion. Red Hat has released updated packages to fix these vulnerabilities in the go-toolset module for RHEL 8.
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Technical Summary
Red Hat Product Security issued an advisory (RHSA-2025:22668) for the go-toolset module in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, addressing two vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-47906 in the os/exec package where LookPath may return unexpected paths, and CVE-2025-58183 in the archive/tar package involving unbounded memory allocation when parsing GNU sparse maps. Both vulnerabilities are rated as moderate severity. The advisory provides updated packages to remediate these issues and references CVE pages for detailed impact and scoring information.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could cause unexpected behavior in Go programs relying on os/exec's LookPath function and may lead to unbounded memory allocation in archive/tar when handling GNU sparse maps. This could result in resource exhaustion or denial of service conditions. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The impact is rated moderate by Red Hat.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated go-toolset packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:22668 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate these issues. Patch status is confirmed as available. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: go-toolset:rhel8 security update
Description
This advisory addresses two moderate severity vulnerabilities in the Go Toolset provided by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. The first vulnerability (CVE-2025-47906) involves unexpected paths returned from the LookPath function in the os/exec package. The second vulnerability (CVE-2025-58183) concerns unbounded memory allocation when parsing GNU sparse maps in the archive/tar package. These issues could potentially lead to unexpected behavior or resource exhaustion. Red Hat has released updated packages to fix these vulnerabilities in the go-toolset module for RHEL 8.
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Technical Analysis
Red Hat Product Security issued an advisory (RHSA-2025:22668) for the go-toolset module in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, addressing two vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-47906 in the os/exec package where LookPath may return unexpected paths, and CVE-2025-58183 in the archive/tar package involving unbounded memory allocation when parsing GNU sparse maps. Both vulnerabilities are rated as moderate severity. The advisory provides updated packages to remediate these issues and references CVE pages for detailed impact and scoring information.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could cause unexpected behavior in Go programs relying on os/exec's LookPath function and may lead to unbounded memory allocation in archive/tar when handling GNU sparse maps. This could result in resource exhaustion or denial of service conditions. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The impact is rated moderate by Red Hat.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated go-toolset packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:22668 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate these issues. Patch status is confirmed as available. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:22668
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-58183"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a160974e29bf47b5063ebfd
Added to database: 5/26/2026, 8:58:28 PM
Last enriched: 5/27/2026, 12:05:20 AM
Last updated: 5/27/2026, 5:01:36 AM
Views: 2
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