Description
Randomly-generated alphanumeric strings contain significantly less entropy than expected. The RandomAlphaNumeric and CryptoRandomAlphaNumeric functions always return strings containing at least one digit from 0 to 9. This significantly reduces the amount of entropy in short strings generated by these functions.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/Masterminds/goutils | github.com/Masterminds/goutils | < 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | golang-github-masterminds-goutils | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | golang-github-masterminds-goutils | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | golang-github-masterminds-goutils | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | golang-github-masterminds-goutils | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | golang-github-masterminds-goutils | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Service Mesh 2 | servicemesh +4 | 2.1.6-1.el8 | RHSA-2023:0540 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | influxdb | 2.7.3-3 | — |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | dynamic-localpv-provisioner | 3.4.1-r3 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/Masterminds/goutils | < 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 | GHSA-xg2h-wx96-xgxr |
Advisories 3
- RHSA-2023:0540 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1.6 security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 14, 2026
- WID-SEC-2023-1542 Red Hat OpenShift: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 18, 2025
- WID-SEC-2023-0224 Red Hat OpenShift: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Umgehen von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 15, 2023