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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade libgit2-1.0Upgrade libgit2-1.1Upgrade libgit2Upgrade git | Aug 22, 2024 | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade git-subtreeUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-guiUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade git-allUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-p4Upgrade git-core-docUpgrade git | 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-subtreeUpgrade git-gnome-keyringUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade gitUpgrade git-p4Upgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade emacs-git-elUpgrade git-daemon-debuginfoUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-hgUpgrade git-svn-debuginfoUpgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade emacs-gitUpgrade git-guiUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-bzrUpgrade git-allUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-core-debuginfo | Dec 23, 2019 | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade git | Dec 12, 2019 | Dec 12, 2019 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-libs/libgit2.Upgrade dev-vcs/git. | 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-coreUpgrade gitUpgrade git-core-doc | Feb 24, 2020 | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade gitUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-core | Feb 26, 2020 | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Microsoft Visual_studio | — | 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.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 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. | 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-subtreeUpgrade emacs-git-elUpgrade git-p4Upgrade gitUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-coreUpgrade emacs-gitUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-hgUpgrade git-gnome-keyringUpgrade git-allUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-bzrUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-daemon | Oct 5, 2022 | Dec 10, 2019 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade git-coreUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-gnome-keyringUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-bzrUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-emailUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-p4Upgrade emacs-gitUpgrade gitUpgrade git-svn-debuginfoUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-daemon-debuginfoUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade git-hgUpgrade emacs-git-elUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-core-debuginfoUpgrade git-core-doc | Dec 20, 2019 | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-p4Upgrade perl-Authen-SASLUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-credential-gnome-keyringUpgrade git-emailUpgrade libgit2-develUpgrade git-guiUpgrade libgit2-28Upgrade perl-Net-SMTP-SSLUpgrade git-webUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-archUpgrade git-docUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade gitUpgrade gitk | 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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