High severityOSV Advisory· Published Jan 13, 2026· Updated Jan 15, 2026
go-ethereum has a DoS via malicious p2p message
CVE-2026-22862
Description
go-ethereum (geth) is a golang execution layer implementation of the Ethereum protocol. A vulnerable node can be forced to shutdown/crash using a specially crafted message. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.16.8.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereumGo | < 1.16.8 | 1.16.8 |
Affected products
3- Range: 0.2.2, 0.3.0, 0.3.1, …
- ghsa-coords2 versionspkg:golang/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereumpkg:rpm/opensuse/govulncheck-vulndb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6
< 1.16.8+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.16.8
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.20260123T022811-150000.1.140.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- github.com/advisories/GHSA-mr7q-c9w9-wh4hghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22862ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/abeb78c647e354ed922726a1d719ac7bc64a07e2ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-mr7q-c9w9-wh4hghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
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