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SCA: security update for github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum (GHSA-r33q-22hv-j29q)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 431927

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Go Ethereum, or "Geth", is the official Golang implementation of the Ethereum protocol. In Geth before
 version 1.9.25 a denial-of-service vulnerability can make a LES server crash via malicious GetProofsV2
 request from a connected LES client. This vulnerability only concerns users explicitly enabling les
 server; disabling les prevents the exploit. The vulnerability was patched in version 1.9.25.
 (CVE-2020-26264)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r33q-22hv-j29q

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 431927

Version: Revision 1.3

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/7/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-26264

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/29/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/11/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-26264

cwe: CWE-400