go-ethereum (geth) is a golang execution layer implementation of the Ethereum protocol. A vulnerable node can be forced to shutdown/crash using a specially crafted message. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.16.8.
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Advisories
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-mr7q-c9w9-wh4h | go-ethereum is vulnerable to DoS via malicious p2p message affecting a vulnerable node |
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Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | go-ethereum (geth) is a golang execution layer implementation of the Ethereum protocol. A vulnerable node can be forced to shutdown/crash using a specially crafted message. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.16.8. | |
| Title | go-ethereum has a DoS via malicious p2p message | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-20 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-01-13T20:27:10.979Z
Reserved: 2026-01-12T16:20:16.746Z
Link: CVE-2026-22862
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-01-13T21:15:54.613
Modified: 2026-01-13T21:15:54.613
Link: CVE-2026-22862
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Weaknesses
Github GHSA