CVE-2026-39830 Affecting wal-g package, versions <3.0.8-r16


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-WOLFILATEST-WALG-16907710
  • published28 May 2026
  • disclosed22 May 2026

Introduced: 22 May 2026

NewCVE-2026-39830  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Wolfi wal-g to version 3.0.8-r16 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wal-g package and not the wal-g package as distributed by Wolfi. See How to fix? for Wolfi relevant fixed versions and status.

A malicious SSH peer could send unsolicited global request responses to fill an internal buffer, blocking the connection's read loop. The blocked goroutine could not be released by calling Close(), resulting in a resource leak per connection. Unsolicited global responses are now discarded.