CVE-2026-53585

Summary

libgit2 is a portable C implementation of the Git core methods provided as a linkable library with a solid API, allowing to build Git functionality into your application. Prior to 1.8.6 and 1.9.5, git_delta_apply in src/libgit2/delta.c trusts the attacker-controlled res_sz value parsed by hdr_sz from a delta object header and passes that amount to git__malloc before validating delta instructions. Malicious pack data supplied through git_clone, git_fetch, git_remote_fetch, git_indexer_append, or a local attacker-supplied repository can use a very small multi-level OFS_DELTA chain to retain extremely large allocations and exhaust memory. This issue is fixed in versions 1.8.6 and 1.9.5.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
libgit2libgit2< 1.8.6affected
libgit2libgit2>= 1.9.0, < 1.9.5affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-770: CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References