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
This advisory covers two security fixes in the go-toolset module for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8. CVE-2025-47906 addresses a flaw in the os/exec package where LookPath may return unexpected paths, potentially causing incorrect command execution behavior. CVE-2025-58183 fixes an unbounded memory allocation vulnerability in the archive/tar package when parsing GNU sparse map files, which could lead to resource exhaustion. The vulnerabilities are rated as moderate in severity by Red Hat Product Security. The update is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 and related update services. The advisory references Red Hat's errata RHSA-2025:23737 for detailed remediation instructions.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could cause unexpected behavior in Go programs using the os/exec LookPath function and may lead to unbounded memory allocation when processing certain tar archive files. This could result in resource exhaustion or application instability. The overall security impact is rated moderate by Red Hat. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated go-toolset packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the official security update RHSA-2025:23737 to remediate the issues. For detailed update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
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
This advisory covers two security fixes in the go-toolset module for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8. CVE-2025-47906 addresses a flaw in the os/exec package where LookPath may return unexpected paths, potentially causing incorrect command execution behavior. CVE-2025-58183 fixes an unbounded memory allocation vulnerability in the archive/tar package when parsing GNU sparse map files, which could lead to resource exhaustion. The vulnerabilities are rated as moderate in severity by Red Hat Product Security. The update is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 and related update services. The advisory references Red Hat's errata RHSA-2025:23737 for detailed remediation instructions.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could cause unexpected behavior in Go programs using the os/exec LookPath function and may lead to unbounded memory allocation when processing certain tar archive files. This could result in resource exhaustion or application instability. The overall security impact is rated moderate by Red Hat. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated go-toolset packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the official security update RHSA-2025:23737 to remediate the issues. For detailed update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. 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-2025:23737
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-58183"]
Threat ID: 6a160974e29bf47b5063d57b
Added to database: 05/26/2026, 20:58:28 UTC
Last enriched: 08/14/2026, 22:15:51 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:50 UTC
Views: 93
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