A go1.16 security update has been released for openSUSE Leap 15.3.

openSUSE-SU-2021:3487-1: moderate: Security update for go1.16

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for go1.16
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:3487-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1182345 #1191468
Cross-References: CVE-2021-38297
CVSS scores:
CVE-2021-38297 (SUSE): 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.3
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An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata
is now available.

Description:

This update for go1.16 fixes the following issues:

Update to go1.16.9

- CVE-2021-38297: misc/wasm, cmd/link: do not let command line args
overwrite global data (bsc#1191468)

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 15.3:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.3-2021-3487=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 15.3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

go1.16-1.16.9-1.29.1
go1.16-doc-1.16.9-1.29.1

- openSUSE Leap 15.3 (aarch64 x86_64):

go1.16-race-1.16.9-1.29.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-38297.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1182345
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1191468