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Ubuntu 25.04: USN-7626-1 critical: Git remote code execution

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Calendar Grey July 8, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple significant vulnerabilities in Git impact various Ubuntu releases, necessitating prompt patches to avert potential security breaches.
Several security issues were fixed in Git.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.04 - Ubuntu 24.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Git. Software Description: - git: fast, scalable, distributed revision control system Details: Avi Halachmi discovered that Git incorrectly managed file modification constraints with Gitk. An attacker could possibly use this issue to create or write to arbitrary files on the system. (CVE-2025-27613) Avi Halachmi discovered that Git incorrectly handled arguments when invoking the Gitk utility. If a user were tricked into cloning a malicious Git repository, an attacker could possibly use this issue to run arbitrary commands. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.10, and Ubuntu 25.04. (CVE-2025-27614) Johannes Sixt discovered that Git incorrectly managed file modification constraints with Git GUI. If a user were tricked int...

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security advisory denial of service remote code execution arbitrary code execution Ubuntu git

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.04 git 1:2.48.1-0ubuntu1.1 git-gui 1:2.48.1-0ubuntu1.1 gitk 1:2.48.1-0ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 24.10 git 1:2.45.2-1ubuntu1.2 git-gui 1:2.45.2-1ubuntu1.2 gitk 1:2.45.2-1ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS git 1:2.43.0-1ubuntu7.3 git-gui 1:2.43.0-1ubuntu7.3 gitk 1:2.43.0-1ubuntu7.3 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS git 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.13 git-gui 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.13 gitk 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.13 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS git 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.14+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro git-gui 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.14+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro gitk 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.14+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS git 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro git-gui 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro gitk 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS git 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm9 Available with Ubuntu Pro git-gui 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm9 Available with Ubuntu Pro gitk 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm9 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7626-1

CVE-2025-27613, CVE-2025-27614, CVE-2025-46835, CVE-2025-48384,

CVE-2025-48385, CVE-2025-48386

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7626-1

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security advisory denial of service remote code execution arbitrary code execution Ubuntu git

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.48.1-0ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.45.2-1ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.43.0-1ubuntu7.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.13

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