SB2026073170 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for golang
Published: July 31, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026073170
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Protection mechanism failure (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-27140)
CWE-ID: CWE-693 - Protection Mechanism Failure
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to a trust layer bypass in cmd/go when processing SWIG file names containing 'cgo' and crafted payloads at build time. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted SWIG file to execute arbitrary code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.