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UBUNTU-CVE-2026-56852

Vulnerability in golang-golang-x-text (UBUNTU-CVE-2026-56852)

Summary

Vulnerability in golang-golang-x-text (UBUNTU-CVE-2026-56852). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

A norm.Iter can enter an infinite loop when handling input containing invalid UTF-8 bytes.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Auto-generated summary

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A weakness called UBUNTU-CVE-2026-56852 was discovered in golang-golang-x-text.
Severity is Info. Low severity or not yet rated.
What you should do: update the affected software to the latest version. If unsure, ask your IT team or search the vendor's site for "golang-golang-x-text UBUNTU-CVE-2026-56852".

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-56852 (golang-golang-x-text). Severity: Info.
Response plan:

Check the vendor advisory for affected versions and the patched release.
If a vulnerable version is running in production, schedule maintenance (urgency from KEV/CVSS).
If no patch yet, mitigate via WAF rule, disabling the affected feature, etc.
Monitor logs / SIEM for known IOC and PoC signatures of this CVE.
PoCs and fix commits: see the 'References' section, MITRE, and NVD.

❓ What is the problem

A weakness (UBUNTU-CVE-2026-56852) in golang-golang-x-text. A serious software flaw has been identified.

📍 Affected scope

Target versions of golang-golang-x-text (see vendor advisory). If running in production, identify exposure immediately.

🔥 Severity

Severity: Info. Low severity or not yet rated.

🔧 How to fix

Update to the patched release as listed in the vendor advisory.

🛡️ Workaround

If a patch is not yet available, consider disabling the affected feature, applying WAF rules, blocking via network ACLs, or isolating the vulnerable version.

🔍 Detection

Check version information, scan dependencies via SBOM, and monitor SIEM for IOC and PoC signatures related to this CVE.