CVE-2026-53585 PUBLISHED

libgit2: Unbounded Memory Allocation via Delta Object Result-Size Header

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 09.06.2026 Published: 20.08.2026 Updated: 20.08.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS Score: 5.3

Product Status

Vendor libgit2
Product libgit2
Versions
  • Version < 1.8.6 is affected
  • Version >= 1.9.0, < 1.9.5 is affected

References

Problem Types

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