An issue was found in Git before v2.24.1, v2.23.1, v2.22.2, v2.21.1, v2.20.2, v2.19.3, v2.18.2, v2.17.3, v2.16.6, v2.15.4, and v2.14.6. Recursive clones are currently affected by a vulnerability that is caused by too-lax validation of submodule names, allowing very targeted attacks via remote code execution in recursive clones.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade gitUpgrade libgit2Upgrade libgit2-1.1Upgrade libgit2-1.0 | Aug 22, 2024 | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade gitkUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade gitUpgrade git-p4Upgrade gitwebUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-coreUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-email | Apr 27, 2020 | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade git | Dec 12, 2019 | Dec 9, 2019 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-svnUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-hgUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-svn-debuginfoUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade git-guiUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade gitkUpgrade emacs-gitUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-daemon-debuginfoUpgrade git-core-debuginfoUpgrade emacs-git-elUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-bzrUpgrade gitwebUpgrade gitUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-gnome-keyringUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-p4 | Dec 23, 2019 | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade git | Dec 12, 2019 | Dec 12, 2019 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-vcs/git.Upgrade dev-libs/libgit2. | Mar 16, 2020 | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade git | Apr 16, 2020 | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade git-core-docUpgrade gitUpgrade git-core | Feb 24, 2020 | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git | Feb 26, 2020 | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Microsoft Visual_studio | — | Update Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 to the latest version in the LTSC 16.0 version stream, or upgrade to a newer supported version of Visual Studio 2019.Update Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 to the latest version in the LTSC 16.4 version stream, or upgrade to a newer supported version of Visual Studio 2019.Update Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 to the latest version in the LTSC 15.9 version stream, or upgrade to a newer supported version of Visual Studio 2017.Update Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 to the latest version in the LTSC 15.0 version stream, or upgrade to a newer supported version of Visual Studio 2017. | Jun 25, 2025 | Dec 10, 2019 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade developer/versioning/git to version 2.19.3-11.4.19.0.1.1.0 on Solaris 11.4 | Jan 19, 2021 | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade git-guiUpgrade git-gnome-keyringUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-bzrUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-svnUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade emacs-gitUpgrade emacs-git-elUpgrade gitUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-p4Upgrade git-emailUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-hgUpgrade git-core | Oct 5, 2022 | Dec 10, 2019 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade git-hgUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade emacs-gitUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade gitwebUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade emacs-git-elUpgrade git-p4Upgrade git-emailUpgrade git-core-debuginfoUpgrade gitUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-svn-debuginfoUpgrade git-daemon-debuginfoUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-bzrUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-gnome-keyringUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-allUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-core | Dec 20, 2019 | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-webUpgrade git-archUpgrade perl-Net-SMTP-SSLUpgrade gitUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-docUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-p4Upgrade git-credential-gnome-keyringUpgrade libgit2-develUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-emailUpgrade perl-Authen-SASLUpgrade libgit2-28 | Dec 17, 2019 | Dec 10, 2019 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade git | Dec 11, 2019 | Dec 10, 2019 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Aug 25, 2025 | Dec 18, 2019 |
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