[pkg-golang-devel] Bug#820369: golang: CVE-2016-3959: infinite loop in several big integer routines

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: golang
Version: 2:1.6-1
Severity: important
Tags: security upstream

Hi,

the following vulnerability was published for golang.

CVE-2016-3959[0]:
infinite loop in several big integer routines 

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3959
[1] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1324343
[2] https://go-review.googlesource.com/#/c/21533/

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore