Empirical Analysis of Vulnerabilities Life Cycle in Golang Ecosystem
Jinchang Hu,
Lyuye Zhang,
Chengwei Liu
et al.
Abstract:Open-source software (OSS) greatly facilitates program development for developers. However, the high number of vulnerabilities in open-source software is a major concern, including in Golang, a relatively new programming language. In contrast to other commonly used OSS package managers, Golang presents a distinctive feature whereby commits are prevalently used as dependency versions prior to their integration into official releases. This attribute can prove advantageous to users, as patch commits can be implem… Show more
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