Summary
Go Toolset provides the Go programming language tools and libraries. Go is alternatively known as golang.
Security Fix(es):
* golang.org/x/net/idna: golang: golang.org/x/net/idna: Privilege escalation via incorrect Punycode label processing (CVE-2026-39821)
* crypto/x509: golang: golang crypto/x509: Denial of Service via excessive processing of DNS SAN entries (CVE-2026-27145)
* os: golang: Go os.Root: Symlink following vulnerability allows directory traversal (CVE-2026-39822)
Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):
* Update Go to version 1.26.5+1 [rhel-8.10.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-193478)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux · 8 | delve | 0:1.26.1-1.module+el8.10.0+40244+e7cb3ff8 |
| Rocky Linux · 8 | golang | 0:1.26.5-1.module+el8.10.0+40244+e7cb3ff8 |
Vulnerabilities 3
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Critical 9.6
Invoking failure to reject ASCII-only Punycode-encoded labels in golang.org/x/net/idna
The ToASCII and ToUnicode functions incorrectly accept Punycode-encoded labels that decode to an ASCII-only label. For example, ToUnicode("xn--example-.com") incorrectly returns the name "example.com" rather than an error. This behavior can lead to privilege …
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High 7.8
Root escape via symlink plus trailing slash in os
On Unix systems, opening a file in an os.Root improperly follows symlinks to locations outside of the Root when the final path component of the a path is a symbolic link and the path ends in /. For example, 'root.Open("symlink/")' will open "symlink" even whe…
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Medium 6.5CVE-2026-27145 Public exploit
Inefficient candidate hostname parsing in crypto/x509
(*x509.Certificate).VerifyHostname previously called matchHostnames in a loop over all DNS Subject Alternative Name (SAN) entries. This caused strings.Split(host, ".") to execute repeatedly on the same input hostname. With a large DNS SAN list, verification c…