Building a malicious package that uses "#cgo pkg-config:" directives could load untrusted pkg-config ".pc"…
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nvd · CVE-2026-97039
PublishedBuilding a malicious package that uses "#cgo pkg-config:" directives could load untrusted pkg-config ".pc" files or inject unvalidated compiler and linker flags. The pkg-config flag allowlist previously permitted "--with-path=" and "--personality=", allowed "--define-variable=" values beginning with "=" or "$" (which can rewrite paths in system ".pc" files into sysroot-prefixed "-L=" or "-L$SYSROOT" linker search paths), and allowed package arguments ending in ".pc" or containing path separators or "..", which caused pkg-config to load local ".pc" files directly from the package directory. In addition, flags returned by "pkg-config --cflags" in cgoCPPFLAGS were not checked when determining whether internal linking is safe. The go command now disallows "--with-path=", "--personality=", leading "=" or "$" characters in "--define-variable=" values, and local ".pc" paths in "#cgo pkg-config:" directives, and inspects cgoCPPFLAGS when checking internal linking compatibility.
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nvd · CVE-2026-97039
PublishedNVD analysis and CPE criteria are source context, not proof that a package or your environment is affected. Complete affected data, logical configurations and SSVC are retained in the original JSON.
Source analysis status: Awaiting Analysis
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published: 2026-11-11T05:19:58.133
lastModified: 2026-11-12T22:09:39.233
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