CVE-2026-119299: Golang github gopacket gopacket · gopacket provides packet processing capabilities for Go
Affects golang-github-gopacket-gopacketSource GCVE Database
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.9 Medium · fixed in 1.7.2 : update golang-github-gopacket-gopacket when convenient.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 12:35 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (GitHub_M) | CVSS 3.1 | 5.9 |
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- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.7.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 30 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.10golang-github-gopacket-gopacketpkg:deb/ubuntu/golang-github-gopacket-gopacket?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSgolang-github-gopacket-gopacketpkg:deb/ubuntu/golang-github-gopacket-gopacket?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSgolang-github-gopacket-gopacketpkg:deb/ubuntu/golang-github-gopacket-gopacket?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
gopacket provides packet processing capabilities for Go. Prior to 1.7.2, the SCTP chunk chain in layers/sctp.go passes attacker-controlled declared lengths and counts to decodeSCTPInit, decodeSCTPShutdown, decodeSCTPError, decodeSCTPSack, and decodeSCTPParameter without checking that each chunk contains the fixed fields, parameter TLVs, gap acknowledgements, or duplicate TSNs those sub-decoders read. A crafted SCTP segment can therefore cause out-of-bounds or inverted slice panics; the panic can terminate applications that use gopacket.DecodeOptions.SkipDecodeRecovery, direct registered decoders, or DecodingLayerParser with IgnorePanic enabled, while the default recovery-enabled APIs convert it to a per-packet decode error. This is the SCTP sub-decoder residual named but not remediated by CVE-2026-65819, whose version 1.7.1 changes bounded the generic dispatcher but left these per-type reads and loops unchecked. The impact is availability only, with no data disclosure, modification, or allocation amplification. This issue is fixed in version 1.7.2.
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-119299 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-119299 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/gopacket/gopacket/security/advisories/GHSA-358w-w75h-x6rx (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/gopacket/gopacket/commit/508044327cc2c065b3db753c010a027e7d1ca621 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/gopacket/gopacket/releases/tag/v1.7.2 (opens in a new tab)