CVE-2026-109349
gitoxide gix-pack before 0.75.0 contains a reachable assertion in…
- Risk score
- 43/100
- CVSS
- 6.5 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.3%
- Published
- 12 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- gitoxide gix-pack before 0.75.0 contains a reachable assertion in BytesToEntriesIter::new_from_header: the pack header decoder accepts version 3, but a release-enabled assert_eq! requires version 2. A malicious remote can send a 12-byte pack header declaring version 3 to panic the client and abort the clone or fetch.
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Upgrade the product to 0.75.0 or later.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 6.5 medium
References
Original description
gitoxide gix-pack before 0.75.0 contains a reachable assertion in BytesToEntriesIter::new_from_header: the pack header decoder accepts version 3, but a release-enabled assert_eq! requires version 2. A malicious remote can send a 12-byte pack header declaring version 3 to panic the client and abort the clone or fetch.
Last activity 12 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.