CVE-2026-34165 — Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) in Go-git Go-git V5
Severity
5.0MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 97.79%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedMar 31
Latest updateApr 7
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.3 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages4 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
4OSV▶
Maliciously crafted idx file can cause asymmetric memory consumption in github.com/go-git/go-git↗2026-04-07
OSV
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