Red Hat Security Advisory: git-lfs security update
Git Large File Storage (LFS) replaces large files such as audio samples, videos, datasets, and graphics with text pointers inside Git, while storing the file contents on a remote server. Security Fix(es): * git-lfs: Git LFS may write to arbitrary files via crafted symlinks (CVE-2025-26625) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Git Large File Storage (git-lfs) replaces large files with text pointers in Git repositories while storing the actual content remotely. The vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-26625 involves git-lfs potentially writing to arbitrary files through crafted symbolic links, classified under CWE-59 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access). Red Hat has released updated git-lfs packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 variants to fix this issue. The advisory references Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:0472 and provides updated package versions (git-lfs-2.13.3-5.el9_0.5) for multiple architectures including x86_64, ppc64le, aarch64, and s390x.
Potential Impact
An attacker able to supply crafted symbolic links to git-lfs could cause it to write to arbitrary files on the filesystem, potentially leading to unauthorized file modification or system compromise. The severity is rated as high by Red Hat, indicating a significant security risk if exploited. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update (git-lfs-2.13.3-5.el9_0.5) that addresses this vulnerability. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions should apply the provided git-lfs package updates promptly. For detailed update instructions, refer to Red Hat's advisory and article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are specified or required beyond applying the official patch.
Red Hat Security Advisory: git-lfs security update
Description
Git Large File Storage (LFS) replaces large files such as audio samples, videos, datasets, and graphics with text pointers inside Git, while storing the file contents on a remote server. Security Fix(es): * git-lfs: Git LFS may write to arbitrary files via crafted symlinks (CVE-2025-26625) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
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Technical Analysis
Git Large File Storage (git-lfs) replaces large files with text pointers in Git repositories while storing the actual content remotely. The vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-26625 involves git-lfs potentially writing to arbitrary files through crafted symbolic links, classified under CWE-59 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access). Red Hat has released updated git-lfs packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 variants to fix this issue. The advisory references Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:0472 and provides updated package versions (git-lfs-2.13.3-5.el9_0.5) for multiple architectures including x86_64, ppc64le, aarch64, and s390x.
Potential Impact
An attacker able to supply crafted symbolic links to git-lfs could cause it to write to arbitrary files on the filesystem, potentially leading to unauthorized file modification or system compromise. The severity is rated as high by Red Hat, indicating a significant security risk if exploited. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update (git-lfs-2.13.3-5.el9_0.5) that addresses this vulnerability. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions should apply the provided git-lfs package updates promptly. For detailed update instructions, refer to Red Hat's advisory and article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are specified or required beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:0472
- Cve Count
- 1
Threat ID: 6a4049dd27e9c79719830e20
Added to database: 06/27/2026, 22:08:29 UTC
Last enriched: 06/27/2026, 22:24:14 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 28
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