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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-73624

GitPython versions before 3.1.54 contain an arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability in the Diffable.diff method that fails to validate git options pass...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

GitPython versions before 3.1.54 contain an arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability in the Diffable.diff method that fails to validate git options passed through kwargs. Attackers can supply the --output argument via the other parameter or output kwarg to write patch content to attacker-chosen file paths at process privilege level.

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