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golang-github-go-git-go-git — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: UBUNTU-CVE-2026-34165

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.

Products
golang-github-go-git-go-git
Affected versions
5.14.0-1, 5.16.2-1, 5.16.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 5.19.1-1, 5.19.2-1, 5.4.2-3, 5.4.2-3build1, 5.4.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1, 5.4.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm2, 5.4.2-4, 5.4.2-4ubuntu0.24.04.1, 5.4.2-4ubuntu0.24.04.2, 5.4.2-4ubuntu0.24.04.2+esm1, 5.4.2-4ubuntu0.24.04.3, 5.4.2-4ubuntu0.24.04.3+esm1, 5.4.2-4ubuntu0.24.04.3+esm2, 5.4.2-4ubuntu0.24.04.3+esm3
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-34165
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 03:00 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-34165

core-osv · Original source

Published 31 Mar 2026, 15:16 UTC

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.

osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2026-34165

golang-github-go-git-go-git

Fixed versions: Not specified

golang-github-go-git-go-git

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golang-github-go-git-go-git

Fixed versions: Not specified

golang-github-go-git-go-git

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golang-github-go-git-go-git

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Complete source record
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