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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-78679

GitPython before 3.1.59 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability in TagReference.create() where a positional reference parameter bypasses the uns...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

GitPython before 3.1.59 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability in TagReference.create() where a positional reference parameter bypasses the unsafe option guard. Attackers can supply a reference value like --file= to read arbitrary files, with contents returned in the annotated tag message.

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