go-git is an extensible git implementation library written in pure Go. From version 5.0.0 to before version 5.17.1, a vulnerability has been identified in which a maliciously crafted .idx file can cause asymmetric memory consumption, potentially exhausting available memory and resulting in a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. Exploitation requires write access to the local repository's .git directory, it order to create or alter existing .idx files. This issue has been patched in version 5.17.1.
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GHSA-jhf3-xxhw-2wpp | go-git: Maliciously crafted idx file can cause asymmetric memory consumption |
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Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:30:00 +0000
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| Description | go-git is an extensible git implementation library written in pure Go. From version 5.0.0 to before version 5.17.1, a vulnerability has been identified in which a maliciously crafted .idx file can cause asymmetric memory consumption, potentially exhausting available memory and resulting in a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. Exploitation requires write access to the local repository's .git directory, it order to create or alter existing .idx files. This issue has been patched in version 5.17.1. | |
| Title | go-git: Maliciously crafted idx file can cause asymmetric memory consumption | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-191 CWE-770 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-03-31T13:46:37.688Z
Reserved: 2026-03-25T20:12:04.197Z
Link: CVE-2026-34165
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-03-31T15:16:17.343
Modified: 2026-03-31T15:16:17.343
Link: CVE-2026-34165
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