go-ethereum has a DoS via malicious p2p message_CVE-2026-22868

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    "description": "go-ethereum (geth) is a golang execution layer implementation of the Ethereum protocol. A vulnerable node can be forced to shutdown/crash using a specially crafted message. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.16.8.",
    "published": "2026-01-13T20:27:15.698Z",
    "modified": "2026-01-13T20:27:15.698Z",
    "type": "cve",
    "title": "go-ethereum has a DoS via malicious p2p message",
    "source": "GitHub_M",
    "references": "https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-mq3p-rrmp-79jg\nhttps://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/abeb78c647e354ed922726a1d719ac7bc64a07e2",
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    "sourceData": "ethereum go-ethereum < 1.16.8",
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