gitoxide gix-packetline before 0.21.5 Denial of Service
Priority LOW 38CWE-191Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-191 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
gitoxide gix-packetline versions before 0.21.5 contain a panic vulnerability in the TextRef implementation that occurs when processing side-band packet lines with empty payloads. A malicious Git server can send a crafted side-band packet to trigger an index out of bounds panic, aborting the client process during fetch operations without authentication.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00432 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed gitoxide (GitoxideLabs): 0.21.5
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitoxideLabs | gitoxide | before 0.21.5 | 0.21.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- gitoxide VendorGitoxideLabs Affected before 0.21.5 Fixed in 0.21.5 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA gitoxide (GitoxideLabs) Fixed in 0.21.5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-82250
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-69hq-g659-8g9f
References
More GitoxideLabs vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-56719 gitoxide before 0.69.0 Denial of Service via gix-pack CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-56718 gitoxide before 0.82.0 Path Traversal via Submodule Name Validation Bypass CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-56717 gitoxide before 0.52.1 Repository Boundary Violation via symlinked .gitmodules CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-56716 gitoxide before 0.52.1 Path Traversal via Submodule Name CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-56712 gitoxide before 0.37.1 HTTP Basic credential leak via URL parsing CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-32410 gitoxide: Symlink prefix-reuse allows worktree escape during checkout CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-82250 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-82250 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-69hq-g659-8g9f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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