Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2017-8932 is a Go cryptography bug on amd64 systems. Certain crafted P-256 inputs could make key agreement calculations fail in ways that reveal a static private key over repeated interactions. Business risk is highest for services built with affected Go versions that use static ECDH, including JWT-related implementations described by the CVE. Exposure is limited to amd64 Go software built with affected Go releases and code paths using P-256 ScalarMult with attacker-controlled points. Static ECDH use materially increases risk. The bundle does not identify affected products beyond Go and downstream vendor packages. Prioritize systems where cryptographic keys are long-lived and externally reachable. The fix path is straightforward, but missed rebuilt binaries can preserve the vulnerable implementation even after a toolchain upgrade. Mitigation focus: Upgrade affected Go toolchains to 1.7.6, 1.8.2, or later.; Rebuild and redeploy binaries compiled with vulnerable Go versions.; Apply relevant Red Hat, Fedora, or openSUSE package updates where applicable..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- [golang-announce] 20170523 [security] Go 1.7.6 and Go 1.8.2 are releasedCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- https://github.com/golang/go/commit/9294fa2749ffee7edbbb817a0ef9fe633136fa9cCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- RHSA-2017:1859CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1455191CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/golang/go/issues/20040CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/41070/CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- FEDORA-2017-278f46fcd6CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
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