CVE-2026-27143 (GCVE-0-2026-27143)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-08 01:06 – Updated: 2026-04-08 01:06
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Title
Missing bound checks can lead to memory corruption in safe Go in cmd/compile
Summary
Arithmetic over induction variables in loops were not correctly checked for underflow or overflow. As a result, the compiler would allow for invalid indexing to occur at runtime, potentially leading to memory corruption.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • CWE-190 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Assigner
Go
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Go toolchain cmd/compile Affected: 0 , < 1.25.9 (semver)
Affected: 1.26.0-0 , < 1.26.2 (semver)
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Credits
Jakub Ciolek - https://ciolek.dev/
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