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go-git: Maliciously crafted idx file can cause asymmetric memory consumption

CVSS 3.1 5.0 MEDIUMEUVD CVSS 3.1 5.0 CVSS 3.1 · [email protected] · Secondary 5.0 MEDIUMCVSS_V3 Publisher rating MODERATEFixed by github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 5.17.1osv · severity unknownFixed by github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 5.17.1KEV status unknown

cve-program · CVE-2026-34165

Published

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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euvd · EUVD-2026-17449

Published

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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nvd · CVE-2026-34165

Published

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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osv · GHSA-jhf3-xxhw-2wpp

Published

### Impact 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. ### Patches Users should upgrade to `v5.17.1`, or the latest `v6` [pseudo-version](https://go.dev/ref/mod#pseudo-versions), in order to mitigate this vulnerability. ### Credit The go-git maintainers thank @kq5y for finding and reporting this issue privately to the `go-git` project.

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osv · GO-2026-4910

Published

Maliciously crafted idx file can cause asymmetric memory consumption in github.com/go-git/go-git

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Affected versions, risk and source history

cve-program · CVE-2026-34165

Published

go-git

Vendor product

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{
                    "vendor": "go-git",
                    "product": "go-git",
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": ">= 5.0.0, < 5.17.1",
                            "status": "affected"
                        }
                    ]
                }

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euvd · EUVD-2026-17449

Published

EUVD source date text has no stated timezone and is retained without inventing a UTC instant. Related bulletin membership is not an alias, common cause or applicability claim. A missing vector with a zero score is treated as unrated. Complete vendor/product and underlying source evidence remains in the original JSON.

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datePublished: Mar 31, 2026, 1:46:37 PM

dateUpdated: Apr 2, 2026, 3:10:17 PM

2 related source bulletins · separate from aliases

openSUSE-SU-2026:10509-1: steampipe-2.4.1-1.1 on GA media

CVE-2026-27138 · CVE-2026-34165

openSUSE-SU-2026:10684-1: teleport-17.7.23-1.1 on GA media

CVE-2025-15558 · CVE-2026-24051 · CVE-2026-34165 · CVE-2026-4427

No normalized affected-package data is projected for this source revision. The original publisher record may contain additional product and version evidence; this does not establish that a package is unaffected.

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nvd · CVE-2026-34165

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NVD analysis and CPE criteria are source context, not proof that a package or your environment is affected. Complete affected data, logical configurations and SSVC are retained in the original JSON.

Source analysis status: Analyzed

Weakness classifications: CWE-191 · CWE-770

Original publisher date fields

published: 2026-03-31T15:16:17.343

lastModified: 2026-07-24T21:10:00.143

1 source CPE criteria · context only
  • cpe:2.3:a:go-git_project:go-git:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:*

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No normalized affected-package data is projected for this source revision. The original publisher record may contain additional product and version evidence; this does not establish that a package is unaffected.

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osv · GHSA-jhf3-xxhw-2wpp

Published

github.com/go-git/go-git/v5

Go

SEMVER · introduced 5.0.0 → fixed 5.17.1

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osv · GO-2026-4910

Published

github.com/go-git/go-git

Go

SEMVER · introduced 0

github.com/go-git/go-git/v4

Go

SEMVER · introduced 0

github.com/go-git/go-git/v5

Go

SEMVER · introduced 5.0.0 → fixed 5.17.1

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