Arbitrary command execution is possible in Git before 2.20.2, 2.21.x before 2.21.1, 2.22.x before 2.22.2, 2.23.x before 2.23.1, and 2.24.x before 2.24.1 because a "git submodule update" operation can run commands found in the .gitmodules file of a malicious repository.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade git | Aug 22, 2024 | Dec 10, 2019 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade git-daemonUpgrade gitwebUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-svnUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-p4Upgrade git | Apr 27, 2020 | Dec 11, 2019 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Dec 10, 2019 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade git | Jul 30, 2024 | Dec 11, 2019 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade gitlab-ce | Dec 11, 2019 | Dec 10, 2019 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-vcs/git. | Mar 16, 2020 | Dec 11, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade gitUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-core | Feb 24, 2020 | Dec 11, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade git-coreUpgrade gitUpgrade git-core-doc | Feb 26, 2020 | Dec 11, 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 11, 2019 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade gitUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-webUpgrade perl-Net-SMTP-SSLUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-docUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-credential-gnome-keyringUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-p4Upgrade git-archUpgrade git-emailUpgrade perl-Authen-SASLUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-cvs | 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. | Jan 20, 2025 | Dec 10, 2019 |
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