CVE-2026-109351

Public on 2026-10-12
Modified on 2026-10-13
Description
Gitoxide gix-pack before 0.75.0 contains an uncontrolled memory allocation vulnerability that allows remote attackers to abort the process by supplying a huge pack-header object count. Malicious remotes can serve a 12-byte pack header claiming 0xFFFFFFFF objects, forcing Tree::with_capacity to reserve hundreds of gigabytes and crash clone or fetch operations.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
6.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core rust Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 rust Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview rust Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 rust-cargo-c Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview rust-cargo-c Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2026-109351 Mitre: CVE-2026-109351