CVE-2026-56851

Publication date 8 October 2026

Last updated 12 October 2026


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

Description

The Nickname profile can panic with an out-of-bounds slice error when transforming crafted input into a short destination buffer.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
golang-golang-x-text 26.04 LTS resolute
Needs evaluation
24.04 LTS noble
Needs evaluation
22.04 LTS jammy
Needs evaluation
20.04 LTS focal
Needs evaluation
golang-x-text 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Needs evaluation
18.04 LTS bionic
Needs evaluation
16.04 LTS xenial
Needs evaluation

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 7.5 · High

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H


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