[pkg-golang-devel] Bug#863307: golang-1.8: CVE-2017-8932: Elliptic curves carry propagation issue in x86-64 P-256

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: golang-1.8
Version: 1.8.1-1
Severity: important
Tags: security patch upstream
Forwarded: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/20040
Control: clone -1 -2
Control: reassign -2 src:golang-1.7 1.7.4-2

Hi,

the following vulnerability was published for golang-1.8 (and
golang-1.7 thus cloning and reassigning this bug).

CVE-2017-8932[0]:
Elliptic curves carry propagation issue in x86-64 P-256

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-2017-8932
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8932
[1] https://github.com/golang/go/issues/20040

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore