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UBUNTU-CVE-2020-28852
Vulnerability in golang-x-text (UBUNTU-CVE-2020-28852)
Summary
vulnerability in golang-x-text (UBUNTU-CVE-2020-28852). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `0.0~git20170627.0.6353ef0-1ubuntu2.1` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **UBUNTU-CVE-2020-28852** has been found in golang-x-text.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade golang-x-text to **0.0~git20170627.0.6353ef0-1ubuntu2.1** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "golang-x-text UBUNTU-CVE-2020-28852" on the vendor's site.
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-28852 (golang-x-text) —
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: `0.0~git20170627.0.6353ef0-1ubuntu2.1` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in golang-x-text.
📍 Affected scope
golang-x-text — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **0.0~git20170627.0.6353ef0-1ubuntu2.1**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'golang-x-text' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'golang-x-text' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `golang-x-text` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade golang-x-text to 0.0~git20170627.0.6353ef0-1ubuntu2.1ステージング環境で 0.0~git20170627.0.6353ef0-1ubuntu2.1 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
golang-x-text
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
google-guest-agent
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
golang-x-text
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.0~git20170627.0.6353ef0-1ubuntu2.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
golang-golang-x-text
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.3.2-4ubuntu0.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
golang-x-text
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]