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RHEL 9 : golang (RHSA-2026:57649)

🗓️ 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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RHEL 9 golang package has multiple CVEs including DoS, XSS, and file overwrite flaws.

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    "CVE-2026-39820",
    "CVE-2026-39821",
    "CVE-2026-39822",
    "CVE-2026-39823",
    "CVE-2026-39825",
    "CVE-2026-39826",
    "CVE-2026-42499",
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"The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as
referenced in the RHSA-2026:57649 advisory.

    The golang packages provide the Go programming language compiler.

    Security Fix(es):

    * net/mail: golang: net/mail: Denial of Service via pathological email address parsing (CVE-2026-42499)

    * cmd/go: golang: Go command (cmd/go): Integrity bypass due to checksum validation flaw via malicious
    module proxy (CVE-2026-42501)

    * html/template: golang: Go html/template: Cross-Site Scripting via improper URL escaping in meta tag
    content (CVE-2026-39823)

    * cmd/go: golang: Go 'go bug' command: Arbitrary file overwrite via symlink attack (CVE-2026-39819)

    * 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)

    * net/mail: golang: Go net/mail: Denial of Service via crafted email inputs (CVE-2026-39820)

    * net: golang: Go net package: Denial of Service via long CNAME response in LookupCNAME (CVE-2026-33811)

    * net/http/httputil: golang: net/http/httputil: ReverseProxy forwards hidden query parameters, potentially
    bypassing security controls (CVE-2026-39825)

    * cmd/go: golang: Go tool pack: Arbitrary file write via malicious archive extraction (CVE-2026-39817)

    * html/template: golang: html/template: Cross-site scripting due to incorrect script tag escaping
    (CVE-2026-39826)

    * golang.org/x/net/idna: golang: net/http: golang.org/x/net/idna: Privilege escalation via incorrect
    Punycode label processing (CVE-2026-39821)

    * net/textproto: golang: Golang net/textproto: Misleading error messages via input injection
    (CVE-2026-42507)

    * crypto/x509: golang: golang crypto/x509: Denial of Service via excessive processing of DNS SAN entries
    (CVE-2026-27145)

    * 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.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
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include('rpm2.inc');
include('rhel.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'Red Hat' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Red Hat');
if (!rhel_check_release(operator: 'eq', os_version: os_version, rhel_version: '9.4')) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat 9.4', 'Red Hat ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/RedHat/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu && 'ppc' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Red Hat', cpu);

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '9',
    'sp': '4',
    'repo_relative_urls': [
      'content/aus/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/appstream/debug',
      'content/aus/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/appstream/os',
      'content/aus/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/appstream/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/appstream/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/appstream/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/appstream/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/s390x/appstream/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/s390x/appstream/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/s390x/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/appstream/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/appstream/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e6s/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/appstream/debug',
      'content/e6s/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/appstream/os',
      'content/e6s/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e6s/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/appstream/debug',
      'content/e6s/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/appstream/os',
      'content/e6s/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e6s/rhel9/9.4/s390x/appstream/debug',
      'content/e6s/rhel9/9.4/s390x/appstream/os',
      'content/e6s/rhel9/9.4/s390x/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e6s/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/appstream/debug',
      'content/e6s/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/appstream/os',
      'content/e6s/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/appstream/source/SRPMS'
    ],
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'go-toolset-1.26.5-1.el9_4', 'sp':'4', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'golang-1.26.5-1.el9_4', 'sp':'4', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'golang-bin-1.26.5-1.el9_4', 'sp':'4', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'golang-docs-1.26.5-1.el9_4', 'sp':'4', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'golang-misc-1.26.5-1.el9_4', 'sp':'4', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'golang-race-1.26.5-1.el9_4', 'sp':'4', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'golang-src-1.26.5-1.el9_4', 'sp':'4', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'golang-tests-1.26.5-1.el9_4', 'sp':'4', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
    ]
  }
];

var applicable_repo_urls = rhel_determine_applicable_repository_urls(constraints:constraints);
if(applicable_repo_urls == RHEL_REPOS_NO_OVERLAP_MESSAGE) exit(0, RHEL_REPO_NOT_ENABLED);

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var repo_relative_urls;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
  # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
    if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
    if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
  }

  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['repo_relative_urls'])) repo_relative_urls = constraint['repo_relative_urls'];

  foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
    reference = NULL;
    sp = NULL;
    _cpu = NULL;
    el_string = NULL;
    rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    epoch = NULL;
    allowmaj = NULL;
    exists_check = NULL;
    cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
    if (reference &&
        rhel_decide_repo_relative_url_check(required_repo_url_list:repo_relative_urls) &&
        (applicable_repo_urls || (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check))) &&
        rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  var subscription_caveat = '\n' +
    'NOTE: This vulnerability check contains fixes that apply to\n' +
    'packages only available in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux\n' +
    'Update Services for SAP Solutions repository.\n' +
    'Access to this repository requires a paid RHEL subscription.\n';
  var extra = NULL;
  if (isnull(applicable_repo_urls) || !applicable_repo_urls) extra = subscription_caveat + rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_repo_caveat();
  else extra = subscription_caveat + rpm_report_get();
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'go-toolset / golang / golang-bin / golang-docs / golang-misc / etc');
}

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25 Aug 2026 00:00Current
6.3Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.3
CVSS 3.17.5 - 9.6
EPSS0.00813
SSVC
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