CVE-2026-78663
Public on 2026-10-08
Modified on 2026-10-10
Description
The HTTP/2 server could refund connection-level flow control twice for the same data: Once when a client resets a stream (refunding data for any sent-but-unread portion of the stream), and again when a request handler reads the buffered data.
A malicious client could exploit this to bypass the configured connection-level flow control limit (MaxReceiveBufferPerConnection). Total buffered data is still limited by the concurrent stream limit and stream-level flow control.
The HTTP/2 server now waits to refund connection-level flow control for reset streams until after the request handler is complete.
NOTE: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/08/9
NOTE: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/81743
NOTE: Fixed by: https://github.com/golang/go/commit/31dc9e2449e394439498142451627af52626d7c4 (go1.27.2)
NOTE: Fixed by: https://github.com/golang/go/commit/6e049521882c944afc1e519a83971ec421dc2974 (go1.26.9)
A malicious client could exploit this to bypass the configured connection-level flow control limit (MaxReceiveBufferPerConnection). Total buffered data is still limited by the concurrent stream limit and stream-level flow control.
The HTTP/2 server now waits to refund connection-level flow control for reset streams until after the request handler is complete.
NOTE: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/08/9
NOTE: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/81743
NOTE: Fixed by: https://github.com/golang/go/commit/31dc9e2449e394439498142451627af52626d7c4 (go1.27.2)
NOTE: Fixed by: https://github.com/golang/go/commit/6e049521882c944afc1e519a83971ec421dc2974 (go1.26.9)
Severity
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CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | amazon-cloudwatch-agent | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | amazon-cloudwatch-agent | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | amazon-cloudwatch-agent | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Aws-nitro-enclaves-cli Extra | amazon-ecr-credential-helper | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Docker Extra | amazon-ecr-credential-helper | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Ecs Extra | amazon-ecr-credential-helper | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | amazon-ecr-credential-helper | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | amazon-ecr-credential-helper | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | amazon-ssm-agent | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | amazon-ssm-agent | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | amazon-ssm-agent | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | buildah | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | buildah | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | cni-plugins | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | cni-plugins | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | cni-plugins | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Aws-nitro-enclaves-cli Extra | containerd | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Docker Extra | containerd | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Ecs Extra | containerd | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | containerd | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | containerd | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | credentials-fetcher | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | credentials-fetcher | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | cri-tools | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Aws-nitro-enclaves-cli Extra | docker | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Docker Extra | docker | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Ecs Extra | docker | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | docker | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | docker | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Ecs Extra | ecs-init | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | ecs-init | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | ecs-init | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | git-lfs | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | git-lfs | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | golang | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Golang1.11 Extra | golang | No Fix Planned | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Golang1.19 Extra | golang | No Fix Planned | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Golang1.9 Extra | golang | No Fix Planned | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | golang | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | golang | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | libcap | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | libcap | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | libcap | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | nerdctl | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | nerdctl | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | nerdctl | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Aws-nitro-enclaves-cli Extra | oci-add-hooks | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Docker Extra | oci-add-hooks | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Ecs Extra | oci-add-hooks | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | oci-add-hooks | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | oci-add-hooks | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | rclone | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | rclone | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | rclone | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Docker Extra | runfinch-finch | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | runfinch-finch | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | runfinch-finch | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | skopeo | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | skopeo | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Docker Extra | soci-snapshotter | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | soci-snapshotter | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | soci-snapshotter | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | yq | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | yq | Pending Fix |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |