GHSA-2gjw-fg97-vg3r
Go Ethereum affected by DoS via malicious p2p message
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum | < 1.16.9 | 1.16.9 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Impact
A vulnerable node can be forced to shutdown/crash using a specially crafted message.
More details to be released later.
### Patches
The problem is resolved in the v1.16.9 and v1.17.0 releases of Geth.
### Credit
This issue was reported to the Ethereum Foundation Bug Bounty Program by Waleed Ahmed from vulsight.com
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-2gjw-fg97-vg3r
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26314
- https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/895a8597cb16c02203e38707ed2d1da5c500fe60
- https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
- https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.16.9
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4507