RHSA-2026:61253 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: golang security update
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
Products
Official CSAF product identity
Published · August 31, 2026
Updated · November 5, 2026
Topic
An update for golang is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions.
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):
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crypto/x509: Incorrect enforcement of email constraints in crypto/x509 (CVE-2026-27137)
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crypto/x509: golang: Go crypto/x509: Certificate validation bypass due to incorrect DNS constraint application (CVE-2026-33810)
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net/mail: golang: net/mail: Denial of Service via pathological email address parsing (CVE-2026-42499)
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cmd/go: golang: Go command (cmd/go): Integrity bypass due to checksum validation flaw via malicious module proxy (CVE-2026-42501)
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html/template: golang: Go html/template: Cross-Site Scripting via improper URL escaping in meta tag content (CVE-2026-39823)
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cmd/go: golang: Go 'go bug' command: Arbitrary file overwrite via symlink attack (CVE-2026-39819)
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net/http/internal/http2: golang: golang.org/x/net: Go HTTP/2: Denial of Service via malformed SETTINGS_MAX_FRAME_SIZE frame (CVE-2026-33814)
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net/mail: golang: Go net/mail: Denial of Service via crafted email inputs (CVE-2026-39820)
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net: golang: Go net package: Denial of Service via long CNAME response in LookupCNAME (CVE-2026-33811)
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net/http/httputil: golang: net/http/httputil: ReverseProxy forwards hidden query parameters, potentially bypassing security controls (CVE-2026-39825)
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cmd/go: golang: Go tool pack: Arbitrary file write via malicious archive extraction (CVE-2026-39817)
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html/template: golang: html/template: Cross-site scripting due to incorrect script tag escaping (CVE-2026-39826)
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golang.org/x/net/idna: golang: net/http: golang.org/x/net/idna: Privilege escalation via incorrect Punycode label processing (CVE-2026-39821)
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net/textproto: golang: Golang net/textproto: Misleading error messages via input injection (CVE-2026-42507)
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crypto/x509: golang: golang crypto/x509: Denial of Service via excessive processing of DNS SAN entries (CVE-2026-27145)
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golang: Go os.Root: Symlink following vulnerability allows directory traversal (CVE-2026-39822)
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.