vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-7977-1 (CVE-2024-53263): Git LFS vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N) | Jan 14, 2025 | Jan 27, 2026 | Jan 28, 2026 |
Description
Git LFS is a Git extension for versioning large files. When Git LFS requests credentials from Git for a remote host, it passes portions of the host's URL to the `git-credential(1)` command without checking for embedded line-ending control characters, and then sends any credentials it receives back from the Git credential helper to the remote host. By inserting URL-encoded control characters such as line feed (LF) or carriage return (CR) characters into the URL, an attacker may be able to retrieve a user's Git credentials. This problem exists in all previous versions and is patched in v3.6.1. All users should upgrade to v3.6.1. There are no workarounds known at this time.
Solutions
References
- CVE-2024-53263
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2024-53263
- CWE-74
- UBUNTU-USN-7977-1
- URL-https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/commit/0345b6f816e611d050c0df67b61f0022916a1c90
- URL-https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/commit/44236960abcebdcc5889d8814e274fbe66d0f4e1
- URL-https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/releases/tag/v3.6.1
- URL-https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/security/advisories/GHSA-q6r2-x2cc-vrp7
- URL-https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7977-1
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53263
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