Gitk is a Tcl/Tk based Git history browser. Starting with 1.7.0, when a user clones an untrusted repository and runs gitk without additional command arguments, files for which the user has write permission can be created and truncated. The option Support per-file encoding must have been enabled before in Gitk's Preferences. This option is disabled by default. The same happens when Show origin of this line is used in the main window (regardless of whether Support per-file encoding is enabled or not). This vulnerability is fixed in 2.43.7, 2.44.4, 2.45.4, 2.46.4, 2.47.3, 2.48.2, 2.49.1, and 2.50.1.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 3.6
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade git-allUpgrade gitkUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-emailUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade gitUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-gui | Jul 24, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade git | Aug 8, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade git-svnUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-coreUpgrade gitkUpgrade gitUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-p4Upgrade gitwebUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-instaweb | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-daemon-debuginfoUpgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade git-credential-libsecret-debuginfoUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-guiUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-p4Upgrade gitkUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-core-debuginfoUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-emailUpgrade gitUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade git-subtree | Jul 30, 2025 | Jul 8, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade git | Jul 10, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade git-svnUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-p4Upgrade git | Dec 10, 2025 | Jul 8, 2025 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-vcs/git. | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 8, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade gitUpgrade git-help | Nov 12, 2025 | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade gitUpgrade git-help | Oct 14, 2025 | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade gitUpgrade git-helpUpgrade git-core | Nov 12, 2025 | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade git-coreUpgrade git-helpUpgrade git | Oct 24, 2025 | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Microsoft Visual_studio | — | Update Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 to the latest version in the LTSC 17.8 version stream, or upgrade to a newer supported version of Visual Studio 2022.Update Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 to the latest version in the current channel channel.Update Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 to the latest version in the LTSC 16.11 version stream, or upgrade to a newer supported version of Visual Studio 2019.Update Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 to the latest version in the LTSC 17.10 version stream, or upgrade to a newer supported version of Visual Studio 2022.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 2022 to the latest version in the LTSC 17.12 version stream, or upgrade to a newer supported version of Visual Studio 2022. | Jul 10, 2025 | Jul 8, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade git-svnUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade gitUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-guiUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade perl-Git | Jul 23, 2025 | Jul 8, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade git-allUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-core-debuginfoUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-emailNo solution existsUpgrade gitkUpgrade gitUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-credential-libsecret-debuginfoUpgrade git-svnUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-daemon-debuginfoUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-debugsource | Jul 11, 2025 | Jul 8, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-daemon-debuginfoUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade gitUpgrade git-credential-libsecret-debuginfoUpgrade git-core-debuginfoUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-debuginfo | Feb 5, 2026 | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade git-guiUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-emailUpgrade perl-gitUpgrade git-p4Upgrade git-docUpgrade git-webUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-lfsUpgrade git-archUpgrade gitUpgrade git-core | Dec 5, 2025 | Jul 22, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade gitkUpgrade git-gui (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade git (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade gitUpgrade gitk (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade git-gui | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 8, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Aug 19, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
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