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 | alma-upgrade-gitalma-upgrade-git-allalma-upgrade-git-corealma-upgrade-git-core-docalma-upgrade-git-credential-libsecretalma-upgrade-git-daemonalma-upgrade-git-emailalma-upgrade-git-guialma-upgrade-git-instawebalma-upgrade-git-subtreealma-upgrade-git-svnalma-upgrade-gitkalma-upgrade-gitwebalma-upgrade-perl-gitalma-upgrade-perl-git-svn | Jul 24, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-git | Aug 8, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-gitamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-git-allamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-git-coreamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-git-core-docamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-git-credential-libsecretamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-git-cvsamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-git-daemonamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-git-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-git-emailamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-git-guiamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-git-instawebamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-git-p4amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-git-subtreeamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-git-svnamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-gitkamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-gitwebamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-perl-gitamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-perl-git-svn | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 | |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-gitamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-allamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-coreamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-core-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-core-docamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-credential-libsecretamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-credential-libsecret-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-cvsamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-daemonamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-daemon-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-debugsourceamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-emailamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-guiamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-instawebamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-gitkamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-p4amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-subtreeamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-svnamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-gitwebamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-perl-gitamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-perl-git-svn | Jul 30, 2025 | Jul 8, 2025 | |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-git | Jul 10, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| Freebsd | freebsd-upgrade-package-gitfreebsd-upgrade-package-git-cvsfreebsd-upgrade-package-git-guifreebsd-upgrade-package-git-p4freebsd-upgrade-package-git-svn | Dec 10, 2025 | Jul 8, 2025 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-vcs-git | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 8, 2025 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-githuawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-git-helphuawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-perl-git | Nov 12, 2025 | Oct 10, 2025 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp11-upgrade-githuawei-euleros-2_0_sp11-upgrade-git-helphuawei-euleros-2_0_sp11-upgrade-perl-git | Oct 14, 2025 | Oct 10, 2025 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-githuawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-git-corehuawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-git-helphuawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-perl-git | Nov 12, 2025 | Oct 10, 2025 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp13-upgrade-githuawei-euleros-2_0_sp13-upgrade-git-corehuawei-euleros-2_0_sp13-upgrade-git-helphuawei-euleros-2_0_sp13-upgrade-perl-git | Oct 24, 2025 | Oct 10, 2025 | |
| Microsoft Visual_studio | microsoft-visual_studio_2017-upgrade-latest-ltsc_15_9microsoft-visual_studio_2019-upgrade-latest-ltsc_16_11microsoft-visual_studio_2022-upgrade-latest-ltsc_17_8microsoft-visual_studio_2022-upgrade-latest-ltsc_17_10microsoft-visual_studio_2022-upgrade-latest-ltsc_17_12microsoft-visual_studio_2022-upgrade-latest-current_channel | Jul 10, 2025 | Jul 8, 2025 | |
| Oracle_linux | — | oracle-linux-upgrade-gitoracle-linux-upgrade-git-alloracle-linux-upgrade-git-coreoracle-linux-upgrade-git-core-docoracle-linux-upgrade-git-credential-libsecretoracle-linux-upgrade-git-daemonoracle-linux-upgrade-git-emailoracle-linux-upgrade-git-guioracle-linux-upgrade-git-instaweboracle-linux-upgrade-gitkoracle-linux-upgrade-git-subtreeoracle-linux-upgrade-git-svnoracle-linux-upgrade-gitweboracle-linux-upgrade-perl-gitoracle-linux-upgrade-perl-git-svn | Jul 23, 2025 | Jul 8, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-gitredhat-upgrade-git-allredhat-upgrade-git-coreredhat-upgrade-git-core-debuginforedhat-upgrade-git-core-docredhat-upgrade-git-credential-libsecretredhat-upgrade-git-credential-libsecret-debuginforedhat-upgrade-git-daemonredhat-upgrade-git-daemon-debuginforedhat-upgrade-git-debuginforedhat-upgrade-git-debugsourceredhat-upgrade-git-emailredhat-upgrade-git-guiredhat-upgrade-git-instawebredhat-upgrade-git-subtreeredhat-upgrade-git-svnredhat-upgrade-gitkredhat-upgrade-gitwebredhat-upgrade-perl-gitredhat-upgrade-perl-git-svn | Jul 11, 2025 | Jul 8, 2025 | |
| Rocky_linux | rocky-upgrade-gitrocky-upgrade-git-corerocky-upgrade-git-core-debuginforocky-upgrade-git-credential-libsecretrocky-upgrade-git-credential-libsecret-debuginforocky-upgrade-git-daemonrocky-upgrade-git-daemon-debuginforocky-upgrade-git-debuginforocky-upgrade-git-debugsourcerocky-upgrade-git-subtree | Feb 5, 2026 | Jul 29, 2025 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-gitsuse-upgrade-git-archsuse-upgrade-git-coresuse-upgrade-git-credential-libsecretsuse-upgrade-git-cvssuse-upgrade-git-daemonsuse-upgrade-git-docsuse-upgrade-git-emailsuse-upgrade-git-guisuse-upgrade-git-lfssuse-upgrade-git-p4suse-upgrade-git-svnsuse-upgrade-git-websuse-upgrade-gitksuse-upgrade-perl-git | Dec 5, 2025 | Jul 22, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-pro-upgrade-gitubuntu-pro-upgrade-git-guiubuntu-pro-upgrade-gitkubuntu-upgrade-gitubuntu-upgrade-git-guiubuntu-upgrade-gitk | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 8, 2025 | |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | Aug 19, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
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