NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting github.com/bishopfox/sliver/server/handlers package, versions <1.7.4
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- published30 Mar 2026
- disclosed29 Mar 2026
- creditVarshankNaik
Introduced: 29 Mar 2026
CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-476 Â (opens in a new tab)Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is a category system for software weaknesses
How to fix?
Upgrade github.com/bishopfox/sliver/server/handlers to version 1.7.4 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference through the tunnelCloseHandler process. An attacker can cause repeated handler goroutine panics and resource leaks by attempting to close a reverse tunnel when the tunnel reference is nil.