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) 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 golang packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support contain three security vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-61728 causes excessive CPU consumption when building archive indexes in archive/zip; CVE-2025-61726 leads to memory exhaustion during query parameter parsing in net/url; and CVE-2025-61732 allows potential code smuggling via doc comments in cmd/cgo. Red Hat has issued an advisory (RHSA-2026:3469) providing updated golang packages to fix these issues. The advisory covers multiple architectures including x86_64, aarch64, s390x, and ppc64le. The vulnerabilities are rated as Important, and the update should be applied to affected systems.
Potential Impact
These vulnerabilities can lead to resource exhaustion conditions such as excessive CPU usage and memory exhaustion, which may degrade system performance or cause denial of service. The code smuggling vulnerability in cmd/cgo could potentially allow malicious code to be introduced via doc comments, posing a risk of code injection or execution. The overall impact is rated as Important by Red Hat, indicating a significant security concern that warrants prompt remediation.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated golang packages to address these vulnerabilities. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:3469. Detailed instructions for applying the update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation actions are specified beyond applying the official update.
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) 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
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The golang packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support contain three security vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-61728 causes excessive CPU consumption when building archive indexes in archive/zip; CVE-2025-61726 leads to memory exhaustion during query parameter parsing in net/url; and CVE-2025-61732 allows potential code smuggling via doc comments in cmd/cgo. Red Hat has issued an advisory (RHSA-2026:3469) providing updated golang packages to fix these issues. The advisory covers multiple architectures including x86_64, aarch64, s390x, and ppc64le. The vulnerabilities are rated as Important, and the update should be applied to affected systems.
Potential Impact
These vulnerabilities can lead to resource exhaustion conditions such as excessive CPU usage and memory exhaustion, which may degrade system performance or cause denial of service. The code smuggling vulnerability in cmd/cgo could potentially allow malicious code to be introduced via doc comments, posing a risk of code injection or execution. The overall impact is rated as Important by Red Hat, indicating a significant security concern that warrants prompt remediation.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated golang packages to address these vulnerabilities. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:3469. Detailed instructions for applying the update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation actions are specified beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:3469
- Cve Count
- 3
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-61728","CVE-2025-61732"]
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a16096ae29bf47b50630270
Added to database: 05/26/2026, 20:58:18 UTC
Last enriched: 08/14/2026, 20:12:40 UTC
Last updated: 09/14/2026, 12:32:37 UTC
Views: 84
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