Red Hat Security Advisory: git security update
This Red Hat security advisory addresses multiple vulnerabilities in Git and gitk affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. The issues include improper sanitization of URLs when requesting credentials, newline confusion leading to credential exfiltration, arbitrary code execution, arbitrary file writes, file creation flaws, script execution flaws, and the ability of Git GUI to create or overwrite files with user write permissions. These vulnerabilities collectively pose risks such as credential leakage, unauthorized code execution, and unauthorized file manipulation. Red Hat has released updated packages to fix these issues for affected versions of Git. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 are advised to apply the provided security update to mitigate these vulnerabilities. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The advisory covers seven CVEs affecting Git and gitk on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Key vulnerabilities include CVE-2024-50349 (Git does not sanitize URLs when asking for credentials interactively), CVE-2024-52006 (newline confusion in credential helpers leading to credential exfiltration), CVE-2025-48384 (arbitrary code execution), CVE-2025-48385 (arbitrary file writes), CVE-2025-27613 and CVE-2025-27614 (file creation and script execution flaws in gitk), and CVE-2025-46835 (Git GUI can create and overwrite files with user write permissions). Red Hat has issued an important security update (RHSA-2025:11534) that addresses these vulnerabilities by updating Git packages. The advisory includes detailed package versions and SHA-256 checksums for verification. The vulnerabilities impact multiple architectures supported by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, but the issues are rated as important by Red Hat.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities allow for potential credential leakage, arbitrary code execution, and unauthorized file creation or modification within the Git environment. This could lead to compromise of user credentials, execution of malicious code, and unauthorized changes to files that the user has write access to. The impact is significant given Git's widespread use in development environments and the potential for these vulnerabilities to be exploited to gain elevated privileges or disrupt development workflows. However, no known exploits in the wild have been reported according to the advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Git packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 that address all listed vulnerabilities. Users should apply these security updates promptly by following the instructions in the Red Hat advisory (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). The advisory provides detailed package names and checksums for verification. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation is the responsibility of system administrators. No additional vendor mitigation guidance indicates that no further action beyond applying the update is required.
Red Hat Security Advisory: git security update
Description
This Red Hat security advisory addresses multiple vulnerabilities in Git and gitk affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. The issues include improper sanitization of URLs when requesting credentials, newline confusion leading to credential exfiltration, arbitrary code execution, arbitrary file writes, file creation flaws, script execution flaws, and the ability of Git GUI to create or overwrite files with user write permissions. These vulnerabilities collectively pose risks such as credential leakage, unauthorized code execution, and unauthorized file manipulation. Red Hat has released updated packages to fix these issues for affected versions of Git. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 are advised to apply the provided security update to mitigate these vulnerabilities. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The advisory covers seven CVEs affecting Git and gitk on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Key vulnerabilities include CVE-2024-50349 (Git does not sanitize URLs when asking for credentials interactively), CVE-2024-52006 (newline confusion in credential helpers leading to credential exfiltration), CVE-2025-48384 (arbitrary code execution), CVE-2025-48385 (arbitrary file writes), CVE-2025-27613 and CVE-2025-27614 (file creation and script execution flaws in gitk), and CVE-2025-46835 (Git GUI can create and overwrite files with user write permissions). Red Hat has issued an important security update (RHSA-2025:11534) that addresses these vulnerabilities by updating Git packages. The advisory includes detailed package versions and SHA-256 checksums for verification. The vulnerabilities impact multiple architectures supported by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, but the issues are rated as important by Red Hat.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities allow for potential credential leakage, arbitrary code execution, and unauthorized file creation or modification within the Git environment. This could lead to compromise of user credentials, execution of malicious code, and unauthorized changes to files that the user has write access to. The impact is significant given Git's widespread use in development environments and the potential for these vulnerabilities to be exploited to gain elevated privileges or disrupt development workflows. However, no known exploits in the wild have been reported according to the advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Git packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 that address all listed vulnerabilities. Users should apply these security updates promptly by following the instructions in the Red Hat advisory (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). The advisory provides detailed package names and checksums for verification. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation is the responsibility of system administrators. No additional vendor mitigation guidance indicates that no further action beyond applying the update is required.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:11534
- Cve Count
- 7
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-52006","CVE-2025-27613","CVE-2025-27614","CVE-2025-46835","CVE-2025-48384","CVE-2025-48385"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a1f4e88e29bf47b500828a4
Added to database: 6/2/2026, 9:43:36 PM
Last enriched: 6/2/2026, 10:15:19 PM
Last updated: 6/3/2026, 5:03:44 AM
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