Vulnerability · Published Aug 7, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-65819gopacket: Multiple layer decoders panic on crafted packets (out-of-bounds/underflow) enabling unauthenticated remote DoS via DecodingLayerParser
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds read in gopacket from gopacket. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 30% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
gopacket provides packet processing capabilities for Go. Through version 1.7.0, multiple layer decoders use attacker-controlled lengths, counts, or offsets before validating them against packet buffers, allowing a crafted packet decoded through DecodingLayerParser or DecodeFromBytes to trigger an unrecovered panic and remotely deny service. A patch commit is available at 210f25f.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | golang-github-gopacket-gopacket | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-65819 |
| Debian:13 | golang-github-gopacket-gopacket | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-65819 |
| Debian:14 | golang-github-gopacket-gopacket | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-65819 |
| Debian:12 | gopacket | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-65819 |
| Debian:13 | gopacket | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-65819 |
| Debian:14 | gopacket | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-65819 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | golang-github-gopacket-gopacket | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-65819 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | golang-github-gopacket-gopacket | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-65819 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | golang-github-gopacket-gopacket | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-65819 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-125, CWE-400 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://github.com/gopacket/gopacket/security/advisories/GHSA-8mcr-459q-5mx2 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/gopacket/gopacket/commit/210f25fb9b3ca1af2eb649936f78ad6991b6c9c5 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/gopacket/gopacket/releases/tag/v1.7.0 x_refsource_MISC