server: fix an authorization bypass where malformed :path headers (missing the leading slash) could bypass path-based restricted "deny" rules in interceptors like grpc/authz. Any request with a non-canonical path is now immediately rejected with an Unimplemented error. (#8981)
Release 1.79.2
Bug Fixes
stats: Prevent redundant error logging in health/ORCA producers by skipping stats/tracing processing when no stats handler is configured. (grpc/grpc-go#8874)
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## 📋 Pull Request Information
**Original PR:** https://github.com/fosrl/newt/pull/281
**Author:** [@dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot)
**Created:** 3/19/2026
**Status:** ✅ Merged
**Merged:** 4/3/2026
**Merged by:** [@marcschaeferger](https://github.com/marcschaeferger)
**Base:** `main` ← **Head:** `dependabot/go_modules/google.golang.org/grpc-1.79.3`
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### 📝 Commits (2)
- [`b045a0f`](https://github.com/fosrl/newt/commit/b045a0f5d43e0b54b091177f6b8a013507572464) chore(deps): bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.79.1 to 1.79.3
- [`212bdf7`](https://github.com/fosrl/newt/commit/212bdf765a592fa744d015ead611df79fea8d1f1) chore(nix): fix hash for updated go dependencies
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Bumps [google.golang.org/grpc](https://github.com/grpc/grpc-go) from 1.79.1 to 1.79.3.
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<h2>Release 1.79.3</h2>
<h1>Security</h1>
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<li>server: fix an authorization bypass where malformed :path headers (missing the leading slash) could bypass path-based restricted "deny" rules in interceptors like <code>grpc/authz</code>. Any request with a non-canonical path is now immediately rejected with an <code>Unimplemented</code> error. (<a href="https://redirect.github.com/grpc/grpc-go/issues/8981">#8981</a>)</li>
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<h2>Release 1.79.2</h2>
<h1>Bug Fixes</h1>
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<li>stats: Prevent redundant error logging in health/ORCA producers by skipping stats/tracing processing when no stats handler is configured. (<a href="https://redirect.github.com/grpc/grpc-go/pull/8874">grpc/grpc-go#8874</a>)</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/grpc/grpc-go/commit/dda86dbd9cecb8b35b58c73d507d81d67761205f"><code>dda86db</code></a> Change version to 1.79.3 (<a href="https://redirect.github.com/grpc/grpc-go/issues/8983">#8983</a>)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/grpc/grpc-go/commit/72186f163e75a065c39e6f7df9b6dea07fbdeff5"><code>72186f1</code></a> grpc: enforce strict path checking for incoming requests on the server (<a href="https://redirect.github.com/grpc/grpc-go/issues/8981">#8981</a>)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/grpc/grpc-go/commit/97ca3522b239edf6813e2b1106924e9d55e89d43"><code>97ca352</code></a> Changing version to 1.79.3-dev (<a href="https://redirect.github.com/grpc/grpc-go/issues/8954">#8954</a>)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/grpc/grpc-go/commit/8902ab6efea590f5b3861126559eaa26fa9783b2"><code>8902ab6</code></a> Change the version to release 1.79.2 (<a href="https://redirect.github.com/grpc/grpc-go/issues/8947">#8947</a>)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/grpc/grpc-go/commit/a9286705aa689bee321ec674323b6896284f3e02"><code>a928670</code></a> Cherry-pick <a href="https://redirect.github.com/grpc/grpc-go/issues/8874">#8874</a> to v1.79.x (<a href="https://redirect.github.com/grpc/grpc-go/issues/8904">#8904</a>)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/grpc/grpc-go/commit/06df3638c0bcee88197b1033b3ba83e1eb8bc010"><code>06df363</code></a> Change version to 1.79.2-dev (<a href="https://redirect.github.com/grpc/grpc-go/issues/8903">#8903</a>)</li>
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📋 Pull Request Information
Original PR: https://github.com/fosrl/newt/pull/281
Author: @dependabot[bot]
Created: 3/19/2026
Status: ✅ Merged
Merged: 4/3/2026
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main← Head:dependabot/go_modules/google.golang.org/grpc-1.79.3📝 Commits (2)
b045a0fchore(deps): bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.79.1 to 1.79.3212bdf7chore(nix): fix hash for updated go dependencies📊 Changes
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dda86dbChange version to 1.79.3 (#8983)72186f1grpc: enforce strict path checking for incoming requests on the server (#8981)97ca352Changing version to 1.79.3-dev (#8954)8902ab6Change the version to release 1.79.2 (#8947)a928670Cherry-pick #8874 to v1.79.x (#8904)06df363Change version to 1.79.2-dev (#8903)Dependabot will resolve any conflicts with this PR as long as you don't alter it yourself. You can also trigger a rebase manually by commenting
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