Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations and full access to internals. Git defines a line-based protocol that is used to exchange information between Git and Git credential helpers. Some ecosystems (most notably, .NET and node.js) interpret single Carriage Return characters as newlines, which renders the protections against CVE-2020-5260 incomplete for credential helpers that treat Carriage Returns in this way. This issue has been addressed in commit `b01b9b8` which is included in release versions v2.48.1, v2.47.2, v2.46.3, v2.45.3, v2.44.3, v2.43.6, v2.42.4, v2.41.3, and v2.40.4. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should avoid cloning from untrusted URLs, especially recursive clones.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 4.0 Base Score: 2.1 (LOW)
- CVSS 4.0 Vector: (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X)
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-emailUpgrade gitUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-allUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-coreUpgrade gitk | Jul 24, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade git | Aug 8, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade git-daemonUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-emailUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade gitUpgrade git-p4Upgrade git-coreUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade perl-Git-SVN | Jan 27, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade git-core-debuginfoUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-emailUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-p4Upgrade gitwebUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade gitUpgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-daemon-debuginfoUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-credential-libsecret-debuginfoUpgrade git-coreUpgrade gitk | Feb 17, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade git | Jan 30, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade git-svnUpgrade gitUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-p4 | Jan 16, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade git-helpUpgrade git | Mar 18, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade git-helpUpgrade git | Apr 11, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade git-coreUpgrade gitUpgrade git-help | Mar 19, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade gitUpgrade git-helpUpgrade git-core | Apr 1, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade git-helpUpgrade git | Mar 18, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade git-subtreeUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-coreUpgrade gitUpgrade git-all | Jul 23, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade git-allUpgrade gitUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade gitwebUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-core-debuginfoUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-credential-libsecret-debuginfoUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-daemonNo solution existsUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-daemon-debuginfoUpgrade git-svn | Jul 9, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade git-daemon-debuginfoUpgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade gitUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-core-debuginfoUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-credential-libsecret-debuginfoUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-debuginfo | Feb 5, 2026 | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade gitUpgrade git (Ubuntu Pro) | Jan 15, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Aug 25, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
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