Fedora 42: Update for Git 2.50.1 Fixes Critical Buffer Overflow Issue
fedora
July 11, 2025
update to 2.50.1
Summary
Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an
unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations
and full access to internals.
The git rpm installs common set of tools which are usually using with
small amount of dependencies. To install all git packages, including
tools for integrating with other SCMs, install the git-all meta-package.
Update Information:
update to 2.50.1
Topics Covered
Change Log
* Tue Jul 8 2025 Ond\u0159ej Poho\u0159elsk <opohorel@redhat.com> - 2.50.1-1 - update to 2.50.1
References
[ 1 ] Bug #2378819 - CVE-2025-48384 git: Git arbitrary code execution [fedora-42]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2378819
[ 2 ] Bug #2378823 - CVE-2025-48386 git: Git buffer overflow [fedora-42]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2378823
[ 3 ] Bug #2378827 - CVE-2025-48385 git: Git arbitrary file writes [fedora-42]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2378827
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2025-b5fe483928' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label
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Name: git
Product: Fedora 42
Version: 2.50.1
Release: 1.fc42
URL: https://git-scm.com/
Summary: Fast Version Control System
Topics Covered
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