Important: golang

Issue Overview:

The HTTP/1 client does not fully validate the contents of the Host header. A maliciously crafted Host header can inject additional headers or entire requests. With fix, the HTTP/1 client now refuses to send requests containing an invalid Request.Host or Request.URL.Host value. (CVE-2023-29406)

Affected Packages:

golang

Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.

Issue Correction:
Run yum update golang to update your system.

New Packages:

aarch64:  
    golang-1.20.6-1.amzn2.0.1.aarch64  
    golang-bin-1.20.6-1.amzn2.0.1.aarch64  
    golang-shared-1.20.6-1.amzn2.0.1.aarch64  
  
noarch:  
    golang-docs-1.20.6-1.amzn2.0.1.noarch  
    golang-misc-1.20.6-1.amzn2.0.1.noarch  
    golang-tests-1.20.6-1.amzn2.0.1.noarch  
    golang-src-1.20.6-1.amzn2.0.1.noarch  
  
src:  
    golang-1.20.6-1.amzn2.0.1.src  
  
x86_64:  
    golang-1.20.6-1.amzn2.0.1.x86_64  
    golang-bin-1.20.6-1.amzn2.0.1.x86_64  
    golang-shared-1.20.6-1.amzn2.0.1.x86_64  

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2023-29406

Mitre: CVE-2023-29406