Red Hat Security Advisory: git security update
A security vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-48384 affects Git, a distributed version control system. The vulnerability allows for arbitrary code execution. Red Hat has issued a security advisory and released updated Git packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. 0 and related distributions to address this issue. The advisory rates the security impact as Important (high severity). No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time. Users of affected Red Hat products are advised to apply the provided updates to mitigate the risk.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2025-48384 is a vulnerability in Git that enables arbitrary code execution. Git is widely used for version control with a decentralized architecture. Red Hat Product Security has released updated Git packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 and related variants to fix this issue. The advisory classifies the impact as Important, indicating a high severity level. The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-93 (Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers). No CVSS score is provided in the advisory. The fix is available via updated packages distributed by Red Hat.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on systems running vulnerable Git versions. This could lead to unauthorized code execution within the context of the user running Git. The advisory rates the impact as Important, which corresponds to a high severity level. There are no known exploits in the wild currently, but the potential for exploitation exists if unpatched.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Git packages that address CVE-2025-48384. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 and related products should apply these updates promptly. Detailed instructions and package links are provided in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:11796. Since this is an official fix, applying the update fully mitigates the vulnerability.
Red Hat Security Advisory: git security update
Description
A security vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-48384 affects Git, a distributed version control system. The vulnerability allows for arbitrary code execution. Red Hat has issued a security advisory and released updated Git packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. 0 and related distributions to address this issue. The advisory rates the security impact as Important (high severity). No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time. Users of affected Red Hat products are advised to apply the provided updates to mitigate the risk.
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-48384 is a vulnerability in Git that enables arbitrary code execution. Git is widely used for version control with a decentralized architecture. Red Hat Product Security has released updated Git packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 and related variants to fix this issue. The advisory classifies the impact as Important, indicating a high severity level. The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-93 (Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers). No CVSS score is provided in the advisory. The fix is available via updated packages distributed by Red Hat.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on systems running vulnerable Git versions. This could lead to unauthorized code execution within the context of the user running Git. The advisory rates the impact as Important, which corresponds to a high severity level. There are no known exploits in the wild currently, but the potential for exploitation exists if unpatched.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Git packages that address CVE-2025-48384. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 and related products should apply these updates promptly. Detailed instructions and package links are provided in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:11796. Since this is an official fix, applying the update fully mitigates the vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:11796
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a1f4e88e29bf47b50082556
Added to database: 6/2/2026, 9:43:36 PM
Last enriched: 6/2/2026, 10:14:20 PM
Last updated: 6/3/2026, 5:04:16 AM
Views: 2
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