CVE-2026-82250

Description

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.

References

• https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide/security/advisories/GHSA-2vh6-hw4j-32ww
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitoxide-gix-packetline-before-0.21.5-denial-of-service