Red Hat Security Advisory: go-toolset:rhel8 security update
Go Toolset provides the Go programming language tools and libraries. Go is alternatively known as golang. Security Fix(es): * golang: archive/zip: Excessive CPU consumption when building archive index in archive/zip (CVE-2025-61728) * golang: net/url: Memory exhaustion in query parameter parsing in net/url (CVE-2025-61726) * cmd/cgo: Potential code smuggling via doc comments in cmd/cgo (CVE-2025-61732) 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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2026:3471 addresses three vulnerabilities in the Go toolset included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8. CVE-2025-61726 involves memory exhaustion during query parameter parsing in the net/url package. CVE-2025-61728 concerns excessive CPU consumption when building the archive index in archive/zip. CVE-2025-61732 relates to potential code smuggling via documentation comments in cmd/cgo. The advisory provides updated go-toolset packages to fix these issues. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, but Red Hat rates the update as important. The affected versions are Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 modules prior to the update.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities can lead to resource exhaustion conditions such as excessive CPU usage and memory exhaustion, potentially impacting system stability or availability when processing specially crafted inputs in Go programs. The code smuggling vulnerability in cmd/cgo could allow unintended code execution paths via doc comments. These issues affect the Go toolset used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 and could impact applications built or run using these tools.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated go-toolset packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update RHSA-2026:3471 promptly to remediate the issues. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Red Hat Security Advisory: go-toolset:rhel8 security update
Description
Go Toolset provides the Go programming language tools and libraries. Go is alternatively known as golang. Security Fix(es): * golang: archive/zip: Excessive CPU consumption when building archive index in archive/zip (CVE-2025-61728) * golang: net/url: Memory exhaustion in query parameter parsing in net/url (CVE-2025-61726) * cmd/cgo: Potential code smuggling via doc comments in cmd/cgo (CVE-2025-61732) 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.
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
The Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2026:3471 addresses three vulnerabilities in the Go toolset included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8. CVE-2025-61726 involves memory exhaustion during query parameter parsing in the net/url package. CVE-2025-61728 concerns excessive CPU consumption when building the archive index in archive/zip. CVE-2025-61732 relates to potential code smuggling via documentation comments in cmd/cgo. The advisory provides updated go-toolset packages to fix these issues. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, but Red Hat rates the update as important. The affected versions are Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 modules prior to the update.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities can lead to resource exhaustion conditions such as excessive CPU usage and memory exhaustion, potentially impacting system stability or availability when processing specially crafted inputs in Go programs. The code smuggling vulnerability in cmd/cgo could allow unintended code execution paths via doc comments. These issues affect the Go toolset used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 and could impact applications built or run using these tools.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated go-toolset packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update RHSA-2026:3471 promptly to remediate the issues. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:3471
- Cve Count
- 3
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-61728","CVE-2025-61732"]
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a16096ae29bf47b506301de
Added to database: 05/26/2026, 20:58:18 UTC
Last enriched: 08/14/2026, 20:12:08 UTC
Last updated: 09/15/2026, 01:45:43 UTC
Views: 69
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