CVE-2026-39824

Publication date 22 May 2026

Last updated 27 May 2026


Ubuntu priority

Description

NewNTUnicodeString does not check for string length overflow. When provided with a string that overflows the maximum size of a NTUnicodeString (a 16-bit number of bytes), it returns a truncated string rather than an error.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
golang-golang-x-sys 26.04 LTS resolute
Needs evaluation
25.10 questing
Needs evaluation
24.04 LTS noble
Needs evaluation
22.04 LTS jammy
Needs evaluation
20.04 LTS focal
Needs evaluation
18.04 LTS bionic
Needs evaluation
google-guest-agent 26.04 LTS resolute
Needs evaluation
25.10 questing
Needs evaluation
24.04 LTS noble
Needs evaluation
22.04 LTS jammy
Needs evaluation
20.04 LTS focal
Needs evaluation
18.04 LTS bionic
Needs evaluation

Notes


alexmurray

google-guest-agent contains a vendored copy of golang-golang-x-sys


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