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Debian Bookworm DSA-5850-1 moderate: Git credential leakage issues

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Calendar Grey January 26, 2025
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Various concerns regarding Git could inadvertently expose credentials to unauthorized entities, as highlighted in the Debian security notice DSA-5850-1.
Multiple issues were found in Git, a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system, which may result in leaking credential information to an unintended host
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Summary

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in
version 1:2.39.5-0+deb12u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your git packages.

For the detailed security status of git please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/git

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



Package: git
CVE ID: CVE-2024-50349 CVE-2024-52006

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