# CVE-2026-44740: golang-github-go-git-go-billy-v6: Billy is an interface filesystem abstraction for Go

CVE-2026-44740 is fixed in 13 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44740, released June 1, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44740
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.5 (medium)
- EPSS: 0.0039
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Jun 1, 2026

## 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.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | alloy opensuse-leap 16.0 | 1.17.0-160000.1.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21251-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21251-1.md) | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Linux | alloy sles 15.7 | 1.17.1-150700.15.23.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:2824-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-2824-1.md) | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Linux | alloy sles 16.0 | 1.17.0-160000.1.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:22575-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-22575-1.md) | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Linux | amazon-ssm-agent opensuse-leap 16.0 | 3.3.4624.0-160000.1.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21079-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21079-1.md) | Jun 17, 2026 |
| Linux | amazon-ssm-agent sles 15.6 | 3.3.4624.0-150000.5.37.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:2467-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-2467-1.md) | Jun 19, 2026 |
| Linux | amazon-ssm-agent sles 15.7 | 3.3.4624.0-150000.5.37.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:2467-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-2467-1.md) | Jun 19, 2026 |
| Linux | amazon-ssm-agent sles 16.0 | 3.3.4624.0-160000.1.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:22157-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-22157-1.md) | Jun 17, 2026 |
| Linux | flightctl RHEL 10 | 1.2.1-1.el10 | [RHSA-2026:68335](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-68335.md) | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Linux | golang-github-go-git-go-billy Debian 14 | 5.9.0-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44740](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-44740.md) | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Linux | golang-github-go-git-go-billy-v6 Debian 14 | 6.0.0~alpha.1-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44740](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-44740.md) | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Linux | govulncheck-vulndb opensuse-leap 16.0 | 0.0.20260727T201416-160000.1.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21551-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21551-1.md) | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Linux | govulncheck-vulndb sles 16.0 | 0.0.20260727T201416-160000.1.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:23227-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-23227-1.md) | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Linux | grafana RHEL 8 | 0:9.2.10-32.el8_10 | [RHSA-2026:46391](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-46391.md) | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Linux | grafana almalinux 8 | 9.2.10-32.el8_10 | [ALSA-2026:46391](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-46391.md) | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Linux | grafana ol 8 | 0:9.2.10-32.0.1.el8_10 | [ELSA-2026-46391](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-46391.md) | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Linux | grafana rocky 8 | 0:9.2.10-32.el8_10 | [RLSA-2026:46391](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2026-46391.md) | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Linux | grafana-selinux RHEL 8 | 0:9.2.10-32.el8_10 | [RHSA-2026:46391](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-46391.md) | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Linux | grafana-selinux almalinux 8 | 9.2.10-32.el8_10 | [ALSA-2026:46391](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-46391.md) | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Linux | grafana-selinux ol 8 | 0:9.2.10-32.0.1.el8_10 | [ELSA-2026-46391](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-46391.md) | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Linux | nuclei Fedora 43 | 3.11.0-1.fc43 | [FEDORA-2026-D36CA2DD19](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/fedora-2026-d36ca2dd19.md) | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Linux | nuclei-debuginfo Fedora 43 | 3.11.0-1.fc43 | [FEDORA-2026-D36CA2DD19](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/fedora-2026-d36ca2dd19.md) | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Linux | nuclei-debugsource Fedora 43 | 3.11.0-1.fc43 | [FEDORA-2026-D36CA2DD19](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/fedora-2026-d36ca2dd19.md) | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Linux | rclone opensuse-leap 16.0 | 1.74.4-bp160.1.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21436-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21436-1.md) | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Linux | trivy opensuse-leap 16.0 | 0.71.2-160000.1.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21072-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21072-1.md) | Jun 26, 2026 |

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