Improper Enforcement of Message Integrity During Transmission in a Communication Channel Affecting wal-g package, versions <3.0.8-r16


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-WOLFILATEST-WALG-16907712
  • published28 May 2026
  • disclosed22 May 2026

Introduced: 22 May 2026

NewCVE-2026-39827  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-924  (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.

An authenticated SSH client that repeatedly opened channels which were rejected by the server caused unbounded memory growth, eventually crashing the server process and affecting all connected users. Rejected channels are now properly removed from the connection's internal state and released for garbage collection.