Vulnerability Description
gopacket provides packet processing capabilities for Go. Prior to 1.7.2, the SCTP chunk chain in layers/sctp.go passes attacker-controlled declared lengths and counts to decodeSCTPInit, decodeSCTPShutdown, decodeSCTPError, decodeSCTPSack, and decodeSCTPParameter without checking that each chunk contains the fixed fields, parameter TLVs, gap acknowledgements, or duplicate TSNs those sub-decoders read. A crafted SCTP segment can therefore cause out-of-bounds or inverted slice panics; the panic can terminate applications that use gopacket.DecodeOptions.SkipDecodeRecovery, direct registered decoders, or DecodingLayerParser with IgnorePanic enabled, while the default recovery-enabled APIs convert it to a per-packet decode error. This is the SCTP sub-decoder residual named but not remediated by CVE-2026-65819, whose version 1.7.1 changes bounded the generic dispatcher but left these per-type reads and loops unchecked. The impact is availability only, with no data disclosure, modification, or allocation amplification. This issue is fixed in version 1.7.2.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/gopacket/gopacket/commit/508044327cc2c065b3db753c010a027e7d1c
- https://github.com/gopacket/gopacket/releases/tag/v1.7.2
- https://github.com/gopacket/gopacket/security/advisories/GHSA-358w-w75h-x6rx
- https://github.com/gopacket/gopacket/security/advisories/GHSA-358w-w75h-x6rx
FAQ
What is CVE-2026-119299?
CVE-2026-119299 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9 (MEDIUM). gopacket provides packet processing capabilities for Go. Prior to 1.7.2, the SCTP chunk chain in layers/sctp.go passes attacker-controlled declared lengths and counts to decodeSCTPInit, decodeSCTPShut...
How severe is CVE-2026-119299?
CVE-2026-119299 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.9/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-119299?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Review vendor security bulletins for remediation guidance.