CVE-2026-34165: go-git: Maliciously crafted idx file can cause asymmetric memory consumption
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A vulnerability has been identified in which a maliciously crafted .idx file can cause asymmetric memory consumption, potentially exhausting available memory and resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) condition.
Exploitation requires write access to the local repository’s .git directory, it order to create or alter existing .idx files.
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