Improper Validation of Specified Index, Position, or Offset in Input Affecting golang1.26-docs package, versions <0:1.26.8-0.1.hum1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.52% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-GOLANG126DOCS-20032842
  • published22 Sept 2026
  • disclosed29 May 2026

Introduced: 29 May 2026

CVE-2026-42500  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1285  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 golang1.26-docs to version 0:1.26.8-0.1.hum1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:62391.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream golang1.26-docs package and not the golang1.26-docs package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Decoding a paletted BMP file with an out-of-range palette index results in a panic when accessing pixels in the invalid image.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1