diff --git a/doc/source/changes.rst b/doc/source/changes.rst
index 5b809bd9e..beb14f6c2 100644
--- a/doc/source/changes.rst
+++ b/doc/source/changes.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Changelog
 Security fixes for
 
 * https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-w8jc-g24h-crhw
+* https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-m64x-33q8-m5h7
 
 3.2.0
 =====
diff --git a/git/objects/util.py b/git/objects/util.py
index a68d701f5..64cdf71fd 100644
--- a/git/objects/util.py
+++ b/git/objects/util.py
@@ -318,9 +318,10 @@ def parse_date(string_date: Union[str, datetime]) -> Tuple[int, int]:
     # END handle exceptions
 
 
-# Precompiled regexes
-_re_actor_epoch = re.compile(r"^.+? (.*) (\d+) ([+-]\d+).*$")
-_re_only_actor = re.compile(r"^.+? (.*)$")
+# Check the line ending once, before parsing fields, to avoid repeated backtracking.
+# Keep the field name from consuming spaces belonging to the actor.
+_re_actor_epoch = re.compile(r"^(?=[^\n]*$).[^ \n]* (.*) (\d+) ([+-]\d+)")
+_re_only_actor = re.compile(r"^.[^ \n]* (.*)$")
 
 
 def parse_actor_and_date(line: str) -> Tuple[Actor, int, int]:
diff --git a/test/test_util.py b/test/test_util.py
index cf4299d5a..c6e68cf51 100644
--- a/test/test_util.py
+++ b/test/test_util.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 from git.objects.util import (
     altz_to_utctz_str,
     from_timestamp,
+    parse_actor_and_date,
     parse_date,
     tzoffset,
     utctz_to_altz,
@@ -571,6 +572,54 @@ def test_actor_from_string(self):
             Actor("name last another", "some-very-long-email@example.com"),
         )
 
+    @ddt.data(
+        ("", Actor("", None), 0, 0),
+        ("author", Actor("author", None), 0, 0),
+        ("author Name <email> 42 -0700", Actor("Name", "email"), 42, 25200),
+        ("committer Name <email> 42 +0530\n", Actor("Name", "email"), 42, -19800),
+        ("tagger Name <email> 42 +0000\r\n", Actor("Name", "email"), 42, 0),
+        ("author Name <email> 42 -0700 trailing", Actor("Name", "email"), 42, 25200),
+        ("author Name <email> 1 +0 42 -0700", Actor("Name", "email"), 42, 25200),
+        ("author Name <email> invalid -0700", Actor("Name", "email"), 0, 0),
+        ("author Name <email> 42 invalid", Actor("Name", "email"), 0, 0),
+        ("author 42 -0700", Actor("42 -0700", None), 0, 0),
+        ("author  42 -0700", Actor("", None), 42, 25200),
+        (" author Name <email> 42 -0700", Actor("Name", "email"), 42, 25200),
+        ("author Näme <email> ١ +٠١٣٠", Actor("Näme", "email"), 1, -5400),
+        ("author\nName <email> 42 -0700", Actor("author\nName <email> 42 -0700", None), 0, 0),
+        ("author Name <email> 42 -0700\nextra", Actor("author Name", "email"), 0, 0),
+    )
+    @ddt.unpack
+    def test_parse_actor_and_date(self, line, actor, epoch, offset):
+        self.assertEqual(parse_actor_and_date(line), (actor, epoch, offset))
+
+    def test_parse_actor_and_date_long_malformed_lines(self):
+        padding = " " * 64_000
+        for field in ("author", "committer", "tagger"):
+            for tail in ("", "<unterminated", "invalid -0700", "42", "-0700", "42 invalid", "42 +"):
+                actor_text = padding + tail
+                start = time.process_time()
+                result = parse_actor_and_date(f"{field} {actor_text}")
+                elapsed = time.process_time() - start
+                # Leave ample CPU time for slow runners, but catch excessive backtracking.
+                self.assertLess(elapsed, 1.0, (field, tail))
+                self.assertEqual(result, (Actor(actor_text, None), 0, 0))
+
+            name = "Long name " * 6_400
+            self.assertEqual(
+                parse_actor_and_date(f"{field} {name}<email> 42 -0700"),
+                (Actor(name.rstrip(), "email"), 42, 25200),
+            )
+
+    def test_parse_actor_and_date_long_multiline_input(self):
+        for field in ("author", "committer", "tagger"):
+            line = f"{field} Name <email> 42 +" + "0" * 64_000 + "\nextra"
+            start = time.process_time()
+            result = parse_actor_and_date(line)
+            elapsed = time.process_time() - start
+            self.assertLess(elapsed, 1.0, field)
+            self.assertEqual(result, (Actor(f"{field} Name", "email"), 0, 0))
+
     @ddt.data(
         ("name", ""),
         ("name", "prefix_"),