CVE-2026-26314
go-ethereum (geth) is a golang execution layer implementation of the Ethereum protocol. Prior to version 1.16.9, a vulnerable node can be forced to shutdown/crash using a specially crafted message. The problem is resolved in the v1.16.9 and v1.17.0 releases of Geth.
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References
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.16.9, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/26xxx/CVE-2026-26314.json, https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-2gjw-fg97-vg3r, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26314, https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/895a8597cb16c02203e38707ed2d1da5c500fe60
