[ CVE-2026-109349 · Published 12 Oct 2026 ]
Vulnerability in GitoxideLabs gix-pack
CVSS 6.5
EPSS <1%No fix listed yet
[ Description ]Official description
gitoxide gix-pack before 0.75.0 contains a reachable assertion in BytesToEntriesIter::new_from_header: the pack header decoder accepts version 3, but a release-enabled assert_eq! requires version 2. A malicious remote can send a 12-byte pack header declaring version 3 to panic the client and abort the clone or fetch.
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.