CVE-2025-61731
Published: January 16, 2026Last modified: January 17, 2026
Description
Building a malicious file with cmd/go can cause can cause a write to an attacker-controlled file with partial control of the file content. The "#cgo pkg-config:" directive in a Go source file provides command-line arguments to provide to the Go pkg-config command. An attacker can provide a "--log-file" argument to this directive, causing pkg-config to write to an attacker-controlled location.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | go | Fixed (1.24.12-r0) |
| 25 LTS | go | Fixed (1.24.12-r0) | |
| Stream | go | Fixed (1.25.6-r0) | |
| Hardened Containers | 23 LTS | go | Fixed (1.24.12-r0) |
| 25 LTS | go | Fixed (1.24.12-r0) | |
| Stream | go | Fixed (1.25.6-r0) |