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golang-github-cilium-ebpf — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: UBUNTU-CVE-2026-26963

Cilium is a networking, observability, and security solution with an eBPF-based dataplane. Versions 1.18.0 through 1.18.5 will incorrectly permit traffic from Pods on other nodes when Native Routing, WireGuard and Node Encryption are enabled. This issue has been fixed in version 1.18.6.

Products
golang-github-cilium-ebpf
Affected versions
0.11.0-1, 0.11.0-2, 0.17.3+ds1-4, 0.2.0-1, 0.21.0+ds1-1, 0.21.0+ds1-2, 0.22.0+ds1-1, 0.6.2-2, 0.7.0-1, 0.9.1-1
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-26963
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 02:42 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-26963

core-osv · Original source

Published 20 Feb 2026, 00:16 UTC

Cilium is a networking, observability, and security solution with an eBPF-based dataplane. Versions 1.18.0 through 1.18.5 will incorrectly permit traffic from Pods on other nodes when Native Routing, WireGuard and Node Encryption are enabled. This issue has been fixed in version 1.18.6.

osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2026-26963

golang-github-cilium-ebpf

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golang-github-cilium-ebpf

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golang-github-cilium-ebpf

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golang-github-cilium-ebpf

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Complete source record
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