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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-76218

GitPython before 3.1.58 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in Repo.init that forwards unsafe git options without validation. Attackers can...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

GitPython before 3.1.58 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in Repo.init that forwards unsafe git options without validation. Attackers can supply a template parameter pointing to a directory with malicious git hooks that execute arbitrary code when git operations are performed on the initialized repository.

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