Red Hat Security Advisory: golang security update
The golang packages provide the Go programming language compiler. 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 golang packages provided by Red Hat for the Go programming language compiler. CVE-2025-47906 addresses a flaw in the os/exec package where unexpected paths could be returned from the LookPath function. CVE-2025-58183 fixes an unbounded memory allocation vulnerability in the archive/tar package when parsing GNU sparse map files. The vulnerabilities are rated as moderate in severity by Red Hat Product Security. The update is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support across multiple architectures including x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, and aarch64. The advisory references Red Hat's errata RHSA-2025:21856 and provides updated golang packages to resolve these issues.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could potentially cause unexpected behavior in path resolution in os/exec and unbounded memory allocation in archive/tar during sparse map parsing. Red Hat rates the security impact as moderate. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time. The issues affect the golang compiler packages distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support, potentially impacting applications built or run with these packages.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated golang packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the official Red Hat update as described in advisory RHSA-2025:21856 to remediate these 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: golang security update
Description
The golang packages provide the Go programming language compiler. 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.
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Technical Analysis
This advisory covers two security fixes in the golang packages provided by Red Hat for the Go programming language compiler. CVE-2025-47906 addresses a flaw in the os/exec package where unexpected paths could be returned from the LookPath function. CVE-2025-58183 fixes an unbounded memory allocation vulnerability in the archive/tar package when parsing GNU sparse map files. The vulnerabilities are rated as moderate in severity by Red Hat Product Security. The update is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support across multiple architectures including x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, and aarch64. The advisory references Red Hat's errata RHSA-2025:21856 and provides updated golang packages to resolve these issues.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could potentially cause unexpected behavior in path resolution in os/exec and unbounded memory allocation in archive/tar during sparse map parsing. Red Hat rates the security impact as moderate. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time. The issues affect the golang compiler packages distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support, potentially impacting applications built or run with these packages.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated golang packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the official Red Hat update as described in advisory RHSA-2025:21856 to remediate these 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-2025:21856
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-58183"]
Threat ID: 6a160975e29bf47b5063f74b
Added to database: 05/26/2026, 20:58:29 UTC
Last enriched: 08/14/2026, 22:23:40 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:50 UTC
Views: 64
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