CVE-2026-44740
go-billy: Lack of depth and cycle detection in symlink resolution may lead to infinite loops and resource exhaustion
Description
Billy is an interface filesystem abstraction for Go. Prior to versions 5.9.0 and 6.0.0-alpha.1, multiple components may improperly handle crafted or malformed input, resulting in panics, infinite loops, uncontrolled recursion, or excessive resource consumption. These issues arise from insufficient validation and missing safety mechanisms such as cycle detection, recursion limits, or defensive handling of unexpected states when processing untrusted repository data and filesystem structures. This issue has been patched in versions 5.9.0 and 6.0.0-alpha.1.
INFO
Published Date :
June 1, 2026, 5:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
June 1, 2026, 5:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Billy to version 5.9.0 or later.
- Update Billy to version 6.0.0-alpha.1 or later.
- Validate all input for malformed data.
- Implement safety mechanisms for recursion.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jun. 01, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Billy is an interface filesystem abstraction for Go. Prior to versions 5.9.0 and 6.0.0-alpha.1, multiple components may improperly handle crafted or malformed input, resulting in panics, infinite loops, uncontrolled recursion, or excessive resource consumption. These issues arise from insufficient validation and missing safety mechanisms such as cycle detection, recursion limits, or defensive handling of unexpected states when processing untrusted repository data and filesystem structures. This issue has been patched in versions 5.9.0 and 6.0.0-alpha.1. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-674 Added CWE CWE-835 Added Reference https://github.com/go-git/go-billy/releases/tag/v5.9.0 Added Reference https://github.com/go-git/go-billy/releases/tag/v6.0.0-alpha.1 Added Reference https://github.com/go-git/go-billy/security/advisories/GHSA-m3xc-h892-ggx6