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GHSA-389r-gv7p-r3rp

go-git's improper parsing of specially crafted objects may lead to inconsistent interpretation compared to upstream Git

Quick fix

GHSA-389r-gv7p-r3rp — github.com/go-git/go-git/v6: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

go get github.com/go-git/go-git/v6@v6.0.0-alpha.3

Details

### Impact `go-git` may parse malformed Git objects in a way that differs from upstream Git. When `commit` or `tag` objects contain ambiguous or malformed headers, `go-git`’s decoded representation may expose values differently from how Git itself would interpret or reject the same object.

Additionally, `go-git`’s commit signing and verification logic operates over commit data reconstructed from `go-git`’s parsed representation rather than the original raw object bytes. As a result, `go-git` may sign or verify a commit payload that is not byte-for-byte equivalent to the object stored in the repository.

This can cause a signature to appear valid for a commit whose displayed or effective metadata differs from the object that was intended to be signed.

### Patches Users should upgrade to a patched version in order to mitigate this vulnerability. Versions prior to v5 are likely to be affected, users are recommended to upgrade to a supported `go-git` version.

### Credit

Thanks to @bugbunny-research (https://bugbunny.ai/) for reporting this to `sigstore/gitsign`, and to @wlynch, @patzielinski and @adityasaky for coordinating the disclosure with the `go-git` project. :bow: :1st_place_medal:

Thanks to @wayphinder for reporting this to the `go-git` project. :bow:

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Affected packages

Go/github.com/go-git/go-git/v6
Introduced in: 6.0.0-alpha.1Fixed in: 6.0.0-alpha.3
Fixgo get github.com/go-git/go-git/v6@v6.0.0-alpha.3
Go/github.com/go-git/go-git/v5
Introduced in: 0Fixed in: 5.19.0
Fixgo get github.com/go-git/go-git/v5@v5.19.0

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