Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5725-2

Ubuntu Security Notice 5725-2 - USN-5725-1 fixed a vulnerability in Go. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Diederik Loerakker, Jonny Rhea, Raúl Kripalani, and Preston Van Loon discovered that Go incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Go applications to hang or crash, resulting in a denial of service.

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