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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: USN-7626-2 moderate: git regression issues

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Calendar Grey July 9, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
An issue in Git arose due to USN-7626-1 affecting various versions of Ubuntu LTS, presenting a medium degree of severity.
USN-7626-1 introduced a regression in Git.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: USN-7626-1 introduced a regression in Git. Software Description: - git: fast, scalable, distributed revision control system Details: USN-7626-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Git. The update introduced a regression in gitk and git-gui. This update reverts the corresponding fixes for CVE-2025-27613 and CVE-2025-46835 pending further investigation. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory 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 attacke...

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS   git-gui                         1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.14   gitk                            1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.14 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS   git-gui                         1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.14+esm2                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   gitk                            1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.14+esm2                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS   git-gui                         1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18+esm3                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   gitk                            1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18+esm3                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS   git-gui                         1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm10                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   gitk                            1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm10                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7626-2

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

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/+bug/2116251

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7626-2

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security advisory moderate security issue Ubuntu regression git

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.14

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