SB2019040504 - OpenSUSE Linux update for go1.11
Published: April 5, 2019 Updated: April 26, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019040504
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6486)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition.
The vulnerability exists in the crypto/elliptic implementations of the P-521 and P-384 elliptic curves due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can submit specially crafted inputs via TLS handshakes, X.509 certificates, JWT tokens, ECDH shares or ECDSA signatures, consume excessive amounts of CPU and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.