CVE-2026-54332: gopacket provides packet processing capabilities for Go

Q: How do I fix CVE-2026-54332?

gopacket: upgrade to 1.6.1. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2026-54332 being exploited?

CVE-2026-54332 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2026-54332 affect?

CVE-2026-54332 affects gopacket. Severity is high (CVSS 7.5). gopacket provides packet processing capabilities for Go. In version 1.6.0 and earlier, the sFlow ExtendedGatewayFlow decoder in layers/sflow.go reads an attacker-controlled 32-bit community count and AS path member count and sizes a slice a

Q: How urgent is CVE-2026-54332?

Priority 50/100. High severity; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

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HIGH 7.5REMOTEUPGRADE

CVE-2026-54332 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.5) affecting gopacket. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

gopacket provides packet processing capabilities for Go. In version 1.6.0 and earlier, the sFlow ExtendedGatewayFlow decoder in layers/sflow.go reads an attacker-controlled 32-bit community count and AS path member count and sizes a slice allocation from those counts without bounding them against the bytes remaining in the datagram, so a 104-byte UDP datagram can drive an allocation of up to 16 GiB and cause an unauthenticated remote denial of se

Why this priority

High severity
Public exploit reference
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	7.5 (High)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.8% (top 44%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-770
Published	2026-07-28
Last modified	2026-08-05

Publisher (CNA): GitHub, Inc. · Vendor: gopacket

Last updated 2026-08-05 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2026-07-28 17:16 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-08-05 19:10 UTCUpdated Record last modified

gopacket gopacket UPGRADE

Affected: < 1.6.1

Fixed in: 1.6.1

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy gopacket || rpm -q gopacket || gopacket --version

2. UPGRADE to 1.6.1 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade gopacket

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade gopacket

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2026-54332?

gopacket: upgrade to 1.6.1. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2026-54332 being exploited?

CVE-2026-54332 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2026-54332 affect?

CVE-2026-54332 affects gopacket. Severity is high (CVSS 7.5). gopacket provides packet processing capabilities for Go. In version 1.6.0 and earlier, the sFlow ExtendedGatewayFlow decoder in layers/sflow.go reads an attacker-controlled 32-bit community count and AS path member count and sizes a slice a

How urgent is CVE-2026-54332?

Priority 50/100. High severity; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

Related CVEs

CVE-2026-54345 HIGH 7.5 UPGRADE gopacket provides packet processing capabilities for Go

References

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