OpenTelemetry-Go's baggage parsing no longer caps raw header length
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-41178 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | GitHub_M |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-06-04 16:16:37 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-06-18 14:34:48 UTC |
| Description | OpenTelemetry-Go is the Go implementation of OpenTelemetry. Versions 1.41.0 and 1.43.0 removed raw-length rejection and it causes `Parse` to process arbitrarily large/invalid baggage headers and log errors, enabling DoS via oversized inputs. Versions 1.42.0 and 1.44.0 fix the issue. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS: 0.004000000 probability, percentile 0.316240000 (date 2026-06-22)
Problem Types: CWE-789 | CWE-789 CWE-789: Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 5.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 5.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Opentelemetry | Opentelemetry | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Opentelemetry | Opentelemetry | 1.43.0 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Open-telemetry | Go.opentelemetry.io/otel/baggage | affected = 1.41.0 | Not specified |
| CNA | Open-telemetry | Go.opentelemetry.io/otel/baggage | affected = 1.43.0 | Not specified |
| CNA | Open-telemetry | Go.opentelemetry.io/otel/propagation | affected = 1.41.0 | Not specified |
| CNA | Open-telemetry | Go.opentelemetry.io/otel/propagation | affected = 1.43.0 | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/pull/7880 | [email protected] | github.com | Issue Tracking, Patch |
| github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/security/advisories/GHSA-5wrp... | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | github.com | Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.