ESB-2026.4191
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9 CRITICAL
===========================================================================
AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2026.4191
golang security update
24 April 2026
===========================================================================
AUSCERT Security Bulletin Summary
---------------------------------
Product: golang
Publisher: Red Hat
Operating System: Red Hat
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2026-27140 CVE-2026-27143 CVE-2026-27144
CVE-2026-32280 CVE-2026-32282 CVE-2026-32283
Original Bulletin:
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10217
Comment: CVSS (Max): 9.0 CVE-2026-27140 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVSS Source: NIST, [Red Hat]
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (Max): 0.0% (4th) CVE-2026-27143 2026-04-23
- --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT--------------------
RHSA-2026:10217 - Security Advisory
Issued: 2026-04-23
Updated: 2026-04-23
Synopsis
Golang security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory: Important
Topic
An update for golang is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of
Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives
a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE
link(s) in the References section.
Description
The golang packages provide the Go programming language compiler.
Security Fix(es):
o golang: internal/syscall/unix: Root.Chmod can follow symlinks out of the
root (CVE-2026-32282)
o crypto/tls: golang: Go crypto/tls: Denial of Service via multiple TLS 1.3
key update messages (CVE-2026-32283)
o crypto/x509: crypto/tls: golang: Go: Denial of Service vulnerability in
certificate chain building (CVE-2026-32280)
o golang: cmd/compile: no-op interface conversion bypasses overlap checking
(CVE-2026-27144)
o cmd/go: golang: Go (golang) and cmd/go: Arbitrary Code Execution via
malicious SWIG file names (CVE-2026-27140)
o golang: cmd/compile: possible memory corruption after bound check
elimination (CVE-2026-27143)
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.
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described
in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Affected Products
o Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 10 x86_64
o Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 10 s390x
o Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 10 ppc64le
o Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 10 aarch64
Fixes
o BZ - 2456336 - CVE-2026-32282 golang: internal/syscall/unix: Root.Chmod can
follow symlinks out of the root
o BZ - 2456339 - CVE-2026-32280 crypto/x509: crypto/tls: golang: Go: Denial
of Service vulnerability in certificate chain building
o BZ - 2456340 - CVE-2026-27144 golang: cmd/compile: no-op interface
conversion bypasses overlap checking
o BZ - 2456341 - CVE-2026-27140 cmd/go: golang: Go (golang) and cmd/go:
Arbitrary Code Execution via malicious SWIG file names
o BZ - 2456342 - CVE-2026-27143 golang: cmd/compile: possible memory
corruption after bound check elimination
o RHEL-169928 - Update Go to version 1.25.9+2 [rhel-10.1.z]
CVEs
o CVE-2026-27140
o CVE-2026-27143
o CVE-2026-27144
o CVE-2026-32280
o CVE-2026-32282
o CVE-2026-32283
References
o https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
- --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT----------------------
You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's
registration with AUSCERT. The mailing list you are subscribed to is
maintained within your organisation, so if you do not wish to continue
receiving these bulletins you should contact your local IT manager. If
you do not know who that is, please send an email to auscert@auscert.org.au
and we will forward your request to the appropriate person.
NOTE: Third Party Rights
This security bulletin is provided as a service to AUSCERT's members. As
AUSCERT did not write the document quoted above, AUSCERT has had no control
over its content. The decision to follow or act on information or advice
contained in this security bulletin is the responsibility of each user or
organisation, and should be considered in accordance with your organisation's
site policies and procedures. AUSCERT takes no responsibility for consequences
which may arise from following or acting on information or advice contained in
this security bulletin.
NOTE: This is only the original release of the security bulletin. It may
not be updated when updates to the original are made. If downloading at
a later date, it is recommended that the bulletin is retrieved directly
from the author's website to ensure that the information is still current.
Contact information for the authors of the original document is included
in the Security Bulletin above. If you have any questions or need further
information, please contact them directly.
Previous advisories and external security bulletins can be retrieved from:
https://portal.auscert.org.au/bulletins/
===========================================================================
AUSCERT
The University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
e: auscert@auscert.org.au
t: +61 (0)7 3365 4417
Allies in Cyber Security
===========================================================================