Golang: stdlib: security update to 1.26.9stdlib: security update to 1.27.2

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 473924

Description

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

- Multiple ECH outer extension references are not permitted under RFC 9849; previously, a client could send
a well-crafted packet that could trigger memory exhaustion in the server process by specifying multiple
references. We now reject these as malformed and curb the memory amplification vector as a result.
(CVE-2026-97031)

Solution

Update the stdlib library and its related packages to version 1.26.9 or later.

See Also

https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-6607

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 473924

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Golang

Published: 10/9/2026

Updated: 10/9/2026

Risk Information

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-2026-97031

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: 10/8/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/8/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-97031