Red Hat Security Advisory: golang security update
The golang packages provide the Go programming language compiler. 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) * crypto/tls: Unexpected session resumption in crypto/tls (CVE-2025-68121) 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
This advisory covers four security vulnerabilities in the golang packages provided by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. CVE-2025-61728 involves excessive CPU consumption when building archive indexes in archive/zip. CVE-2025-61726 is a memory exhaustion vulnerability in query parameter parsing in net/url. CVE-2025-61732 concerns potential code smuggling via doc comments in cmd/cgo. CVE-2025-68121 involves unexpected session resumption in crypto/tls. Red Hat has released updated golang packages to address these issues.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities can lead to resource exhaustion (CPU and memory), potential code smuggling, and unexpected session resumption, which may affect the stability and security of applications compiled or run with the affected golang packages. The advisory rates the impact as Important, indicating a high severity level but does not provide specific CVSS scores.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated golang packages (version 1.25.7-1.el10_1 and related) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its Extended Update Support variants. Users should apply these updates promptly to remediate the vulnerabilities. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are specified beyond applying the official patches.
Red Hat Security Advisory: golang security update
Description
The golang packages provide the Go programming language compiler. 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) * crypto/tls: Unexpected session resumption in crypto/tls (CVE-2025-68121) 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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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This advisory covers four security vulnerabilities in the golang packages provided by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. CVE-2025-61728 involves excessive CPU consumption when building archive indexes in archive/zip. CVE-2025-61726 is a memory exhaustion vulnerability in query parameter parsing in net/url. CVE-2025-61732 concerns potential code smuggling via doc comments in cmd/cgo. CVE-2025-68121 involves unexpected session resumption in crypto/tls. Red Hat has released updated golang packages to address these issues.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities can lead to resource exhaustion (CPU and memory), potential code smuggling, and unexpected session resumption, which may affect the stability and security of applications compiled or run with the affected golang packages. The advisory rates the impact as Important, indicating a high severity level but does not provide specific CVSS scores.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated golang packages (version 1.25.7-1.el10_1 and related) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its Extended Update Support variants. Users should apply these updates promptly to remediate the vulnerabilities. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are specified beyond applying the official patches.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:2706
- Cve Count
- 4
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-61728","CVE-2025-61732","CVE-2025-68121"]
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a16096be29bf47b5063234d
Added to database: 05/26/2026, 20:58:19 UTC
Last enriched: 08/14/2026, 19:49:27 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:42:35 UTC
Views: 96
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