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SCA: security update for github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 (GHSA-jhf3-xxhw-2wpp)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 439473

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - go-git is an extensible git implementation library written in pure Go. From version 5.0.0 to before
 version 5.17.1, 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. This issue has been patched in version 5.17.1.
 (CVE-2026-34165)

Solution

Update the github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 library and its related packages to version 5.17.1 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jhf3-xxhw-2wpp

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 439473

Version: Revision 1.10

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/30/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.73

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-34165

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/30/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/30/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-34165