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Vulnerability Report: GO-2026-5490

CVE-2026-44740, GHSA-m3xc-h892-ggx6
Affects: github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5
Published: Jul 24, 2026

Go-billy: Symlink resolution lack of cycle detection leads to infinite loop in github.com/go-git/go-billy

For detailed information about this vulnerability, visit https://github.com/go-git/go-billy/security/advisories/GHSA-m3xc-h892-ggx6.

Affected Packages

Path

Go Versions

Symbols
github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5/util

before v5.9.0
- Walk
github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5/helper/chroot

before v5.9.0
- ChrootHelper.Chroot
- New

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