CVE-2025-24883: Go Ethereum vulnerable to DoS via malicious p2p message

January 30, 2025 (updated February 5, 2025)

A vulnerable node can be forced to shutdown/crash using a specially crafted message.

More in-depth details will be released at a later time.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-q26p-9cq4-7fc2
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/fa9a2ff8687ec9efe57b4b9833d5590d20f8a83f
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-q26p-9cq4-7fc2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24883
pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2025-3436

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