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Fixes https://github.com/github/gh-classroom/security/dependabot/13
To address the security vulnerability in golang.org/x/net, the following steps were taken:

  1. Upgraded to v0.42.0 using a replace directive in go.mod.

  2. Ran go mod tidy to ensure a clean dependency graph and remove unused dependencies.

  3. Confirmed the effective version with:

    go list -m all | grep golang.org/x/net

    Output showed that version v0.42.0 is the only one in use.

  4. Verified that the main module does not directly depend on golang.org/x/net:

    go mod why golang.org/x/net
    # golang.org/x/net
    (main module does not need package golang.org/x/net)

No other versions of golang.org/x/net are reachable, and the project builds and tests cleanly. This resolves the vulnerability without introducing govulncheck.

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@ernest-phillips ernest-phillips changed the title Add replace directive to force golang.org/x/net v0.42.0 for CVE-2024-… Resolve CVE-2024 Security Issue: Upgrade golang.org/x/net to v0.42.0 and Clean Dependencies Aug 6, 2025
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Pull Request Overview

This PR addresses a security vulnerability (CVE-2024) by upgrading the golang.org/x/net dependency to version v0.42.0 using a replace directive and updating the Go version to 1.23.0.

  • Upgraded Go version from 1.21 to 1.23.0 with toolchain 1.24.5
  • Updated multiple golang.org/x dependencies to latest versions (net, sync, sys, term, text)
  • Added replace directive to explicitly pin golang.org/x/net to v0.42.0

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go.mod Updated Go version, toolchain, dependencies, and added replace directive for security fix
.github/workflows/go.yml Updated CI workflow to use Go 1.23 instead of 1.19

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@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ jobs:
runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}

steps:
- name: Set up Go 1.19
- name: Set up Go 1.23
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Is the Go upgrade necessary to upgrade the module?

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I looked into the requirements for the golang.org/x/net v0.42.0 upgrade. It turns out that Go 1.23 is the minimum required version, as specified by the module’s go.mod file:

go 1.23

https://github.com/golang/net/blob/v0.42.0/go.mod

@ernest-phillips ernest-phillips merged commit a35a21d into main Aug 21, 2025
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@ernest-phillips ernest-phillips deleted the elp/classroom-update-go branch August 21, 2025 17:38
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