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Ubuntu 25.10 Git LFS Important Security Issues CVE-2024-53263

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Calendar Grey January 26, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple security issues in Git LFS require immediate action to safeguard user credentials and prevent unauthorized access.
Several security issues were fixed in Git LFS.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Git LFS.

Software Description:

- git-lfs: Command line extension and spec for managing large files with Git

Details:

Ryota K discovered that Git LFS may leak login credentials in certain

instances due to failing to check for URL-encoded characters. An

attacker could possibly use this issue to learn sensitive information.

(CVE-2024-53263)

It was discovered that Git LFS could have its git lfs checkout and

git lfs pull commands abused to write to any file on a user's

system. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary

code. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and

Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2025-26625)

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Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu important arbitrary code sensitive information git-lfs

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 25.10
  git-lfs                         3.6.1-1ubuntu0.1
  golang-github-git-lfs-git-lfs-dev  3.6.1-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  git-lfs                         3.4.1-1ubuntu0.3+esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  golang-github-git-lfs-git-lfs-dev  3.4.1-1ubuntu0.3+esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  git-lfs                         3.0.2-1ubuntu0.3+esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  golang-github-git-lfs-git-lfs-dev  3.0.2-1ubuntu0.3+esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  git-lfs                         2.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  git-lfs                         2.3.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7977-1

CVE-2024-53263, CVE-2025-26625

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7977-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu important arbitrary code sensitive information git-lfs

Package Information

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