# CVE-2026-114095: Dulwich before 1.2.9 Infinite Loop DoS via Pack.resolve\_object

- Also known as: GHSA-35MR-4567-66VG
- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.2.9
- Published: 2026-10-21 · Updated: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- jelmer dulwich: fixed in 1.2.9
- dulwich (PyPI): fixed in 1.2.9

## Description

Dulwich before 1.2.9 contains a denial of service vulnerability in Pack.resolve_object that allows attackers to cause infinite recursion via self-referential OFS_DELTA objects. Attackers can supply a malicious packfile with an OFS_DELTA delta_offset of 0 to exhaust CPU during clone, fetch, or cat-file operations.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on jelmer dulwich, dulwich, upgrade to a fixed version (1.2.9) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/jelmer/dulwich/security/advisories/GHSA-35mr-4567-66vg
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dulwich-before-1.2.9-infinite-loop-dos-via-pack-resolve-object

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