CVE-2026-39824 Affecting linkerd2-25.11-tap package, versions <25.11.3-r1
Threat Intelligence
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- published29 Jun 2026
- disclosed22 May 2026
Introduced: 22 May 2026
CVE-2026-39824 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Minimos:latest linkerd2-25.11-tap to version 25.11.3-r1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linkerd2-25.11-tap package and not the linkerd2-25.11-tap package as distributed by Minimos.
See How to fix? for Minimos:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
NewNTUnicodeString does not check for string length overflow. When provided with a string that overflows the maximum size of a NTUnicodeString (a 16-bit number of bytes), it returns a truncated string rather than an error.
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-39824
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4vpj-hr3r-4gpg
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MINI-79p5-mqrc-rqcg
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-39824
- https://go.dev/cl/770080
- https://go.dev/issue/78916
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/6MMI8Lj-Atg
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-5024