What is GHSA-wmw6-cp8f-c6q8?

GHSA-wmw6-cp8f-c6q8 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. gitoxide gix-pack before 0.75.0 contains a reachable assertion in BytesToEntriesIter:...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-wmw6-cp8f-c6q8 cover?

GHSA-wmw6-cp8f-c6q8 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-109349. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-wmw6-cp8f-c6q8?

GHSA-wmw6-cp8f-c6q8 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-wmw6-cp8f-c6q8HighCVSS 6.5

gitoxide gix-pack before 0.75.0 contains a reachable assertion in BytesToEntriesIter:...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

October 12, 2026

Last Modified

October 12, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-109349 →

📋 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.

🔗 References (4)

https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide/security/advisories/GHSA-633h-mqjc-8rwg
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109349
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gix-pack-before-0.75.0-reachable-assertion-dos-via-pack-version-3-header
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wmw6-cp8f-c6q8