Description
kin-openapi is a Go project for handling OpenAPI files. Prior to 0.145.0, openapi3.Loader can dereference a nil SchemaRef.Value while resolving a self-referential additionalProperties JSON Reference such as a schema that points to its own additionalProperties member. Loading an attacker-controlled OpenAPI document through LoadFromData, LoadFromFile, or LoadFromURI reaches resolveComponent before document validation and can panic the loading process. Resolved additionalProperties schemas and ordinary recursive schemas do not take the vulnerable nil-value path. This issue is fixed in version 0.145.0.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| getkin | kin-openapi | < 0.145.0 | — |
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | golang-github-getkin-kin-openapi | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | golang-github-getkin-kin-openapi | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | golang-github-getkin-kin-openapi | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | golang-github-getkin-kin-openapi | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | golang-github-getkin-kin-openapi | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | golang-github-getkin-kin-openapi | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | golang-github-getkin-kin-openapi | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | grafana12.4 | 12.4.12-0.4.hum1 | RHSA-2026:76677 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | grafana13.2 | 13.2.3-0.3.hum1 | RHSA-2026:85266 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | hugo | 0.168.0-0.1.hum1 | RHSA-2026:82637 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | hugo | 0.168.0-2.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:12164-1 |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | crossplane-provider-aws-ec2 +6 | 2.9.0-r3 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | crossplane-provider-aws-s3 +8 | 2.9.0-r4 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | crossplane-provider-aws-sns +1 | 2.9.0-r5 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | crossplane-provider-azure-sql +4 | 2.8.0-r3 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | crossplane-provider-keycloak | 3.2.2-r1 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | gitness | 3.3.0-r43 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | grafana-12.3 | 12.3.11-r11 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | grafana-13.0 | 13.0.11-r3 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | kubevela-vela-cli +1 | 1.11.0-r21 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | nuclei | 3.11.1-r12 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | terraform-provider-grafana | 4.50.0-r1 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | terraform-provider-kubernetes | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/getkin/kin-openapi | < 0.145.0 | 0.145.0 | GHSA-mh7x-f8wq-4jhx |
Advisories 4
- RHSA-2026:85266 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 20, 2026
- RHSA-2026:82637 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 20, 2026
- RHSA-2026:76677 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 20, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:12164-1 hugo-0.168.0-2.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 18, 2026