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 gitUpgrade git-guiUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-allUpgrade gitwebUpgrade perl-Git | Jul 24, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade git | Aug 8, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-guiUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-p4Upgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-emailUpgrade gitUpgrade perl-Git-SVN | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade git-instawebUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-daemon-debuginfoUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-credential-libsecret-debuginfoUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-core-debuginfoUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-allUpgrade gitUpgrade git-emailUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-p4Upgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade gitweb | Jul 30, 2025 | Jul 8, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade git | Jul 10, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-p4Upgrade gitUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-svn | Dec 10, 2025 | Jul 8, 2025 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-vcs/git. | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 8, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade git-helpUpgrade git | Nov 12, 2025 | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade git-helpUpgrade git | 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 gitUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-help | Oct 24, 2025 | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Microsoft Visual_studio | — | 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 current channel channel.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 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-subtreeUpgrade gitUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-svnUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-coreUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-allUpgrade gitweb | Jul 23, 2025 | Jul 8, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-svnUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-daemon-debuginfoUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-credential-libsecret-debuginfoUpgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade gitUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-allUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-core-debuginfoUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-debuginfoNo solution existsUpgrade git-core-doc | Jul 11, 2025 | Jul 8, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade gitUpgrade git-daemon-debuginfoUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-core-debuginfoUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-credential-libsecret-debuginfo | Feb 5, 2026 | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade git-p4Upgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-guiUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-docUpgrade git-webUpgrade git-archUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade gitUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-lfsUpgrade git-svnUpgrade perl-Git | Dec 5, 2025 | Jul 22, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade git-guiUpgrade gitk (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade git-gui (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade gitkUpgrade git (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade git | 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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