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Ubuntu 20.04 18.04 Go Networking Critical Access USN-8416-1

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Go Networking could allow unintended access to network services.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8416-1
June 09, 2026

golang-golang-x-net-dev vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

Go Networking could allow unintended access to network services.

Software Description:
- golang-golang-x-net-dev: Supplementary Go networking development files

Details:

It was discovered that Go Networking incorrectly handled certain
Punycode-encoded labels in the idna package. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to bypass hostname-based access restrictions.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  golang-go.net-dev               1:0.0+git20190811.74dc4d7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  golang-golang-x-net-dev         1:0.0+git20190811.74dc4d7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  golang-go.net-dev               1:0.0+git20170629.c81e7f2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  golang-golang-x-net-dev         1:0.0+git20170629.c81e7f2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8416-1
  CVE-2026-39821

Ubuntu 20.04 18.04 Go Networking Critical Access USN-8416-1

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Calendar Grey June 9, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Update Ubuntu systems to resolve critical Go Networking issues, preventing unauthorized network access.
Go Networking could allow unintended access to network services.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary: Go Networking could allow unintended access to network services. Software Description: - golang-golang-x-net-dev: Supplementary Go networking development files Details: It was discovered that Go Networking incorrectly handled certain Punycode-encoded labels in the idna package. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass hostname-based access restrictions.

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS golang-go.net-dev 1:0.0+git20190811.74dc4d7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro golang-golang-x-net-dev 1:0.0+git20190811.74dc4d7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS golang-go.net-dev 1:0.0+git20170629.c81e7f2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro golang-golang-x-net-dev 1:0.0+git20170629.c81e7f2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8416-1

CVE-2026-39821

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