CVE-2026-56859

NameCVE-2026-56859
DescriptionPreviously, DecodeElement would reset the depth counter causing it to never fire; this could lead to stack exhaustion.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs1144340, 1144341, 1144342

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
golang-1.19 (PTS)bookworm1.19.8-2vulnerable
golang-1.24 (PTS)trixie1.24.4-1vulnerable
golang-1.25 (PTS)forky1.25.12-1vulnerable
sid1.25.14-1fixed
golang-1.26 (PTS)forky, sid1.26.7-1fixed
golang-1.27 (PTS)forky, sid1.27.0-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
golang-1.15source(unstable)(unfixed)
golang-1.19source(unstable)(unfixed)
golang-1.24source(unstable)(unfixed)
golang-1.25source(unstable)1.25.13-11144342
golang-1.26source(unstable)1.26.6-11144341
golang-1.27source(unstable)1.27~rc3-11144340

Notes

[trixie] - golang-1.24 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/golang/go/issues/80481
Fixed by: https://github.com/golang/go/commit/d5eeaa7de337f01173036096619cba09e31bde1a (go1.27rc3)
Fixed by: https://github.com/golang/go/commit/9918f26ab31a6bf9209ecc06465cab0e287e90f1 (go1.26.6)
Fixed by: https://github.com/golang/go/commit/b952d04e2ab03d7b9049b2909e66dc91707089b4 (go1.25.13)

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