Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing package, versions <5.13.0
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- published7 Jan 2025
- disclosed6 Jan 2025
- creditIonut Lalu
Introduced: 6 Jan 2025
NewCVE-2025-21614 Â (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing to version 5.13.0 or higher.
Overview
github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing is a highly extensible git implementation library written in pure Go.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling via specially crafted responses from a Git server, which triggers resource exhaustion in clients.
Workaround
In cases where a bump to the latest version of go-git is not possible, we recommend limiting its use to only trustworthy Git servers.