SB2019112304 - Amazon Linux AMI update for golang
Published: November 23, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019112304
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16276)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform HTTP request smuggling attack.
The vulnerability exists due to Go programming language accepts and normalizes HTTP requests with malformed HTTP/1.1 headers containing a space before the colon. A remote attacker can use a malformed request to bypass configured filtration and gain access to presumably restricted functionality.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.