Panic decoding image with out-of-bounds strip offset in x/image/tiff in golang.org/x/image
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 8 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The TIFF decoder can panic when decoding an invalid image with an out-of-bounds strip offset.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00609 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial golang.org/x/image/tiff (golang.org/x/image): 0.43.0Red Hat: 9 advisoriesRed Hat: 8 fixed, 2 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go standard library | golang.org/x/image/tiff | before 0.43.0 | 0.43.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- golang.org/x/image/tiff VendorGo standard library Affected before 0.43.0 Fixed in 0.43.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:golang:tiff:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:* | before 0.43.0 | Vulnerable | Go standard library |
- cpe:2.3:a:golang:tiff:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:* Versions before 0.43.0 Vulnerable ·Go standard library
Remediation
- Fix · CNA golang.org/x/image/tiff (golang.org/x/image) Fixed in 0.43.0
Red Hat 9 advisories
- RHSA-2026:95360 Released 2026-11-04 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat build of Cryostat security update
- Cryostat 4 on RHEL 9 cryostat/cryostat-grafana-dashboard-rhel9, cryostat/cryostat-openshift-console-plugin-rhel9, cryostat/cryostat-storage-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:73419 Released 2026-09-29 · Red Hat rating ImportantMulticluster Global Hub 1.6.6 security update
- Multicluster Global Hub 1.6.6 registry.redhat.io/multicluster-globalhub/multicluster-globalhub-agent-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/multicluster-globalhub/multicluster-globalhub-grafana-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/multicluster-globalhub/multicluster-globalhub-manager-rhel9 +2
- RHSA-2026:73038 Released 2026-09-29 · Red Hat rating ImportantMulticluster Global Hub 1.8.2 security update
- Multicluster Global Hub 1.8.2 registry.redhat.io/multicluster-globalhub/multicluster-globalhub-agent-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/multicluster-globalhub/multicluster-globalhub-grafana-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/multicluster-globalhub/multicluster-globalhub-manager-rhel9 +2
Show 6 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2026:71597 Released 2026-09-24 · Red Hat rating ImportantMulticluster Global Hub 1.5.8 security update
- Multicluster Global Hub 1.5.8 registry.redhat.io/multicluster-globalhub/multicluster-globalhub-agent-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/multicluster-globalhub/multicluster-globalhub-grafana-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/multicluster-globalhub/multicluster-globalhub-manager-rhel9 +2
- RHSA-2026:70870 Released 2026-09-23 · Red Hat rating ImportantLogging for Red Hat OpenShift - 6.5.3
- Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift 6.5 registry.redhat.io/openshift-logging/cluster-logging-rhel9-operator, registry.redhat.io/openshift-logging/eventrouter-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift-logging/logging-loki-rhel9 +3
- RHSA-2026:68515 Released 2026-09-17 · Red Hat rating ImportantMulticluster Global Hub 1.8.2 security update
- Multicluster Global Hub 1.8.2 registry.redhat.io/multicluster-globalhub/multicluster-globalhub-agent-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/multicluster-globalhub/multicluster-globalhub-grafana-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/multicluster-globalhub/multicluster-globalhub-manager-rhel9 +2
- RHSA-2026:67842 Released 2026-09-16 · Red Hat rating ImportantMulticluster Global Hub 1.7.3 security update
- Multicluster Global Hub 1.7.4 registry.redhat.io/multicluster-globalhub/multicluster-globalhub-agent-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/multicluster-globalhub/multicluster-globalhub-grafana-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/multicluster-globalhub/multicluster-globalhub-manager-rhel9 +2
- RHSA-2026:67516 Released 2026-09-15 · Red Hat rating ImportantMulticluster Global Hub 1.4.9 security update
- Multicluster Global Hub 1.4.9 registry.redhat.io/multicluster-globalhub/multicluster-globalhub-agent-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/multicluster-globalhub/multicluster-globalhub-grafana-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/multicluster-globalhub/multicluster-globalhub-manager-rhel9 +2
- RHSA-2026:66521 Released 2026-09-10 · Red Hat rating ImportantLogging for Red Hat OpenShift - 6.6.1
- Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift 6.6 registry.redhat.io/openshift-logging/cluster-logging-rhel9-operator, registry.redhat.io/openshift-logging/eventrouter-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift-logging/lokistack-gateway-rhel9 +1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| OpenShift Serverless | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift GitOps | Affected | No fix yet |
| Cryostat 4 on RHEL 9 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:95360 |
| Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift 6.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:70870 |
| Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift 6.6 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:66521 |
| Multicluster Global Hub 1.4.9 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:67516 |
| Multicluster Global Hub 1.5.8 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:71597 |
| Multicluster Global Hub 1.6.6 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:73419 |
| Multicluster Global Hub 1.7.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:67842 |
| Multicluster Global Hub 1.8.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:68515, RHSA-2026:73038 |
Not affected: 15 products
- Cryostat 4 on RHEL 9
- Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift 6.5
- Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift 6.6
- Multicluster Global Hub 1.4.9
- Multicluster Global Hub 1.5.8
- Multicluster Global Hub 1.6.6
- Multicluster Global Hub 1.7.4
- Multicluster Global Hub 1.8.2
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
- Red Hat Hardened Images
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-46604
- 2026-11-06 Fix available: Cryostat 4 on RHEL 9, Multicluster Global Hub 1.7.4 · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 Fix available: RHSA-2026:95360 · Red Hat
References
More Go standard library Tiff vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-26181 OOM from malicious IFD offset in golang.org/x/image/tiff CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2022-20117 Denial of service via crafted TIFF image in golang.org/x/image/tiff CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-46604 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-46604 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2026-46604 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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