REDHAT-BUG-2484875: High severity Quic-go quic-go vulnerability

Published Jun 4, 2026
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Updated

quic-go is an implementation of the QUIC protocol in Go. Prior to version 0.59.1, an attacker can cause excessive memory allocation in quic-go's HTTP/3 client and server implementations by sending a QPACK-encoded HEADERS frame that decodes into a large trailer field section with many unique field names and/or large values. The implementation builds an http.Header for the corresponding http.Request or http.Response, while only enforcing limits on the size of the QPACK-compressed HEADERS frame, not on the decoded field section. This can lead to memory exhaustion. This is very similar to CVE-2025-64702. The difference is that this issue uses HTTP trailers, rather than HTTP headers, as the attack vector. A misbehaving or malicious peer can cause a denial-of-service (DoS) attack against quic-go's HTTP/3 servers or clients by triggering excessive memory allocation, potentially leading to crashes or resource exhaustion. This affects both servers and clients due to symmetric header construction. Version 0.59.1 enforces RFC 9114 decoded field section size limits for trailers as well. It incrementally decodes QPACK entries and checks the field section size after each entry, aborting the stream if an entry causes the limit to be exceeded.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Quic-go quic-go<0.59.1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade quic-go to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0.59.1

Event History

Jun 4, 2026
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·07:01 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of REDHAT-BUG-2484875?

The severity of REDHAT-BUG-2484875 is classified as high, with a score of 7.

2

How do I fix REDHAT-BUG-2484875?

To fix REDHAT-BUG-2484875, upgrade to quic-go version 0.59.1 or later.

3

What impact does REDHAT-BUG-2484875 have on systems?

REDHAT-BUG-2484875 can lead to excessive memory allocation, potentially causing denial of service in quic-go's HTTP/3 implementations.

4

Which versions of quic-go are affected by REDHAT-BUG-2484875?

Versions of quic-go prior to 0.59.1 are affected by REDHAT-BUG-2484875.

5

What is quic-go?

Quic-go is an implementation of the QUIC protocol in the Go programming language.

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