CVE-2026-105437 (GCVE-0-2026-105437)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-11-10 18:34 – Updated: 2026-11-10 18:34- CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/git/-/work_items/814 | |
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items… | |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/4044249 | technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required |
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Git | Git |
Affected:
0 , < 2.49.1
(semver)
Affected: 2.50.0-rc0 , < 2.50.2 (semver) Affected: 2.51.0-rc0 , < 2.51.3 (semver) Affected: 2.52.0-rc0 , < 2.52.1 (semver) Affected: 2.53.0-rc0 , < 2.53.1 (semver) Affected: 2.54.0-rc0 , < 2.54.1 (semver) Affected: 2.55.0-rc0 , < 2.55.1 (semver) Affected: 2.56.0-rc0 , < 2.56.1 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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