Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting gix-pack package, versions <0.69.0
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- published6 May 2026
- disclosed5 May 2026
- creditkodareef5
Introduced: 5 May 2026
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How to fix?
Upgrade gix-pack to version 0.69.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling via the apply function and memory allocations. An attacker can cause the application to panic or exhaust system memory by providing specially crafted pack data that triggers unchecked array indexing or forces uncapped memory allocations.