Red Hat Security Advisory: go-toolset:rhel8 security update
Affects Red Hat go-toolset:rhel8Source GCVE Database
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade Red Hat url to 1.25.6 or 1.24.12 soon.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC
- EPSS
- 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 83% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.25.6, 1.24.12
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 28 Jan 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 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade net/url to 1.25.6 or 1.24.12.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Go standard librarynet/url | Affected
| Fixed in
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| Go standard librarynet/url | Affected
| Fixed in
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Gonet/urlpkg:golang/net/urlOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Gonet/urlpkg:golang/net/urlOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated go-toolset packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 variants that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official updates promptly to remediate the issues. Detailed update instructions are available in the Red Hat advisory at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required beyond applying the vendor-provided patches.
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.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3489 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2434431 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2434432 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2437016 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_3489.json (opens in a new tab)