Incorrect Privilege Assignment Affecting github.com/osrg/gobgp/v4/pkg/packet/bgp package, versions <4.4.0
Threat Intelligence
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- published31 Mar 2026
- disclosed30 Mar 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 30 Mar 2026
CVE-2026-5124 Â (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade github.com/osrg/gobgp/v4/pkg/packet/bgp to version 4.4.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Privilege Assignment due to improper BGP header validation in the BGPHeader.DecodeFromBytes() function. An attacker can modify BGP header data by sending specially crafted packets to the affected process.