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Fedora 43 gitleaks Critical Memory Leak Fix 2025-d3cfe902f5

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Calendar Grey September 18, 2025
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Fedora 43 introduces gitleaks version 8.28.0, which resolves a significant memory leak, bolstering both security and efficiency.
Update to 8.28.0

Summary

Scan git repos (or files) for secrets using regex and entropy.

Update Information:

Update to 8.28.0

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Change Log

* Tue Sep 9 2025 Packit - 8.28.0-1 - Update to 8.28.0 upstream release - Resolves: rhbz#2382198 * Tue Sep 9 2025 Mikel Olasagasti Uranga - 8.27.2-6 - Integrate Packit with Go Vendor Tools

References


[ 1 ] Bug #2391627 - CVE-2025-58058 gitleaks: github.com/ulikunitz/xz leaks memory [fedora-41] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2391627 [ 2 ] Bug #2391658 - CVE-2025-58058 gitleaks: github.com/ulikunitz/xz leaks memory [fedora-42] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2391658

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2025-d3cfe902f5' 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: gitleaks
Product: Fedora 43
Version: 8.28.0
Release: 1.fc43
URL: https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks
Summary: Scan git repos (or files) for secrets using regex and entropy

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Topics Covered

security advisory fedora critical memory leak gitleaks scan

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