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rust-gix-packetline — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: UBUNTU-CVE-2026-82250

gitoxide gix-packetline versions before 0.21.5 contain a panic vulnerability in the TextRef implementation that occurs when processing side-band packet lines with empty payloads. A malicious Git server can send a crafted side-band packet to trigger an index out of bounds panic, aborting the client process during fetch operations without authentication.

Products
rust-gix-packetline
Affected versions
0.16.6-1, 0.16.7-1, 0.18.2-1, 0.18.2-2, 0.19.1-1, 0.21.3-1
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-82250
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 03:20 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-82250

core-osv · Original source

Published 28 Aug 2026, 12:16 UTC

gitoxide gix-packetline versions before 0.21.5 contain a panic vulnerability in the TextRef implementation that occurs when processing side-band packet lines with empty payloads. A malicious Git server can send a crafted side-band packet to trigger an index out of bounds panic, aborting the client process during fetch operations without authentication.

osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2026-82250

rust-gix-packetline

Fixed versions: Not specified

rust-gix-packetline

Fixed versions: Not specified

rust-gix-packetline

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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