diff --git a/doc/devel/release.html b/doc/devel/release.html
index 9f4500ac79..89991f48c1 100644
--- a/doc/devel/release.html
+++ b/doc/devel/release.html
@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@ See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.10.7+labe
 Go 1.10.7 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
 </p>
 
+<p>
+go1.10.8 (released 2019/01/23) includes a security fix to the
+<code>crypto/elliptic</code> package.
+See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.10.8+label%3ACherryPickApproved">Go
+1.10.8 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
+</p>
+
 <h2 id="go1.9">go1.9 (released 2017/08/24)</h2>
 
 <p>
diff --git a/src/crypto/elliptic/elliptic.go b/src/crypto/elliptic/elliptic.go
index 35aacf24e5..76b78a790e 100644
--- a/src/crypto/elliptic/elliptic.go
+++ b/src/crypto/elliptic/elliptic.go
@@ -210,8 +210,9 @@ func (curve *CurveParams) doubleJacobian(x, y, z *big.Int) (*big.Int, *big.Int,
 
 	x3 := new(big.Int).Mul(alpha, alpha)
 	beta8 := new(big.Int).Lsh(beta, 3)
+	beta8.Mod(beta8, curve.P)
 	x3.Sub(x3, beta8)
-	for x3.Sign() == -1 {
+	if x3.Sign() == -1 {
 		x3.Add(x3, curve.P)
 	}
 	x3.Mod(x3, curve.P)
diff --git a/src/net/lookup_test.go b/src/net/lookup_test.go
index 24787ccf2b..01901e6217 100644
--- a/src/net/lookup_test.go
+++ b/src/net/lookup_test.go
@@ -184,11 +184,16 @@ func TestLookupGmailTXT(t *testing.T) {
 		if len(txts) == 0 {
 			t.Error("got no record")
 		}
+		found := false
 		for _, txt := range txts {
-			if !strings.Contains(txt, tt.txt) || (!strings.HasSuffix(txt, tt.host) && !strings.HasSuffix(txt, tt.host+".")) {
-				t.Errorf("got %s; want a record containing %s, %s", txt, tt.txt, tt.host)
+			if strings.Contains(txt, tt.txt) && (strings.HasSuffix(txt, tt.host) || strings.HasSuffix(txt, tt.host+".")) {
+				found = true
+				break
 			}
 		}
+		if !found {
+			t.Errorf("got %v; want a record containing %s, %s", txts, tt.txt, tt.host)
+		}
 	}
 }