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Medium · 5.7 CVE-2026-47734 EUVD-2026-36193GHSA-xrvj-v92f-53gjPYSEC-2026-2466

Dulwich has unbounded memory allocation in receive-pack from crafted thin packs

Published Jun 10, 2026 · Updated Jun 11, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Dulwich is a pure-Python implementation of the Git file formats and protocols. Starting in version 0.1.0 and prior to version 1.2.5, a client with push access could push a tiny crafted thin pack (~174 bytes) whose delta header declares a huge dest_size. When dulwich ingested it via add_thin_pack / apply_delta, it would allocate hundreds of MB of memory based on that attacker-controlled size, with no relationship to the actual bytes received. Operators running a Dulwich-based Git server that exposes git-receive-pack (i.e. accepts pushes) - for example via dulwich.server functionality, the HTTP smart server, or anything built on ReceivePackHandler - are impacted. The issue is patched in 1.2.5. add_thin_pack now accepts a max_input_size keyword (bytes; 0/None = unlimited, matching git's semantics), and ReceivePackHandler reads receive.maxInputSize from the repository config and passes it through. Wire reads are counted and a PackInputTooLarge exception is raised once the cap is exceeded - equivalent to git index-pack --max-input-size. Users should upgrade to Dulwich 1.2.5 or later and set receive.maxInputSize in their server's repository config to a sane bound for their environment. On unpatched versions, receive.maxInputSize has no effect, so it cannot be used as a workaround. Until upgrading, operators should restrict dulwich-receive-pack (push) access to trusted, authenticated clients only, or disable it entirely on servers that only need to serve fetches and/or run the server under an OS-level memory limit (e.g. ulimit, cgroups/MemoryMax, or a container memory limit) so a malicious push is killed rather than taking down the host.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
jelmer dulwich >= 0.1.0, < 1.2.5 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 dulwich 1.2.5-1 —
Debian 13 dulwich No fix yet —
Debian 12 dulwich No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 dulwich No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS dulwich No fix yet —
Ubuntu 25.10 dulwich No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS dulwich No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS dulwich No fix yet —
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS dulwich No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS dulwich No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS dulwich No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP7 python3-dulwich 0.20.24-150400.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:2984-1
SLES 12 python-dulwich 0.18.5-4.6.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3117-1

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2023 python3-dulwich +1 0.20.18-1.amzn2023.0.3 ALAS2023-2026-2026

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 3 python-dulwich No fix yet —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI dulwich >= 0.1.0, < 1.2.5 1.2.5 GHSA-xrvj-v92f-53gj

Advisories 4

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