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SCA: security update for github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum, github.com/holiman/uint256 (GHSA-jm5c-rv3w-w83m)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 433157

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 1.9.18, there is a Denial-of-service (crash) during block processing. This is fixed in 1.9.18.
 (CVE-2020-26242)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jm5c-rv3w-w83m

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 433157

Version: Revision 1.3

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/12/2025

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: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-26242

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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: 11/25/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-26242