CVE-2026-78663

Public on 2026-10-08
Modified on 2026-10-10
Description
The HTTP/2 server could refund connection-level flow control twice for the same data: Once when a client resets a stream (refunding data for any sent-but-unread portion of the stream), and again when a request handler reads the buffered data.
A malicious client could exploit this to bypass the configured connection-level flow control limit (MaxReceiveBufferPerConnection). Total buffered data is still limited by the concurrent stream limit and stream-level flow control.
The HTTP/2 server now waits to refund connection-level flow control for reset streams until after the request handler is complete.

NOTE: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/08/9
NOTE: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/81743
NOTE: Fixed by: https://github.com/golang/go/commit/31dc9e2449e394439498142451627af52626d7c4 (go1.27.2)
NOTE: Fixed by: https://github.com/golang/go/commit/6e049521882c944afc1e519a83971ec421dc2974 (go1.26.9)
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
5.3
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core amazon-cloudwatch-agent Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 amazon-cloudwatch-agent Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview amazon-cloudwatch-agent Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Aws-nitro-enclaves-cli Extra amazon-ecr-credential-helper Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Docker Extra amazon-ecr-credential-helper Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Ecs Extra amazon-ecr-credential-helper Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 amazon-ecr-credential-helper Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview amazon-ecr-credential-helper Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Core amazon-ssm-agent Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 amazon-ssm-agent Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview amazon-ssm-agent Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 buildah Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview buildah Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Core cni-plugins Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 cni-plugins Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview cni-plugins Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Aws-nitro-enclaves-cli Extra containerd Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Docker Extra containerd Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Ecs Extra containerd Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 containerd Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview containerd Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 credentials-fetcher Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview credentials-fetcher Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Core cri-tools Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Aws-nitro-enclaves-cli Extra docker Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Docker Extra docker Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Ecs Extra docker Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 docker Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview docker Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Ecs Extra ecs-init Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 ecs-init Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview ecs-init Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 git-lfs Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview git-lfs Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Core golang Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Golang1.11 Extra golang No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2 - Golang1.19 Extra golang No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2 - Golang1.9 Extra golang No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2023 golang Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview golang Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Core libcap Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 libcap Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview libcap Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Core nerdctl Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 nerdctl Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview nerdctl Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Aws-nitro-enclaves-cli Extra oci-add-hooks Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Docker Extra oci-add-hooks Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Ecs Extra oci-add-hooks Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 oci-add-hooks Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview oci-add-hooks Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Core rclone Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 rclone Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview rclone Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Docker Extra runfinch-finch Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 runfinch-finch Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview runfinch-finch Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 skopeo Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview skopeo Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Docker Extra soci-snapshotter Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 soci-snapshotter Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview soci-snapshotter Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 yq Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview yq Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L