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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-73620

GitPython before 3.1.57 fails to guard git option forwarding in IndexFile.checkout() and TagReference.create(), allowing attackers to pass unsafe opti...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

GitPython before 3.1.57 fails to guard git option forwarding in IndexFile.checkout() and TagReference.create(), allowing attackers to pass unsafe options via kwargs. Attackers can use --prefix to overwrite arbitrary files with repository content or -F to read arbitrary files returned in-band.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 python-git

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]

Debian:13 python-git

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]

Debian:14 python-git

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.1.61-1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org