Input validation error in Git - CVE-2025-27614

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Input validation error in Git - CVE-2025-27614

Published: July 9, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU112643
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-27614
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

A Git repository can be crafted in such a way that a user who has cloned the repository can be tricked into running any script supplied by the attacker by invoking `gitk filename`, where `filename` has a particular structure.


Affected software

Git
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
SUSE Manager Server 4.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Enterprise Storage
Anolis OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Basesystem Module
Python 3 Module
Development Tools Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
IBM Qradar SIEM
Visual Studio
obs-scm-bridge
git (Ubuntu package)
gitk
git-core
perl-Git
perl-Git-SVN
git
git-svn
git-web
git-help
git-gui
git-email
git-daemon
git-debuginfo
git-debugsource
git (Red Hat package)
git-all
git-core-doc
git-instaweb
gitweb
git-credential-libsecret
git-subtree
git-core-debuginfo
git-cvs
git-daemon-debuginfo
git-arch
git-doc
git-p4
git-credential-libsecret-debuginfo
git-lfs
python311-PyYAML-debuginfo
python-PyYAML-debugsource
python311-PyYAML
Ansible Automation Platform
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes

How to mitigate CVE-2025-27614

Install updates from vendor's website.

Git - addressed in versions 2.43.7, 2.44.4, 2.45.4, 2.46.4, 2.47.3, 2.48.2, 2.49.1, 2.50.1
IBM Qradar SIEM - update to 7.5.0 Update Pack 13 IF01
Visual Studio - addressed in versions 15.9.75 15.9.75, 16.11.49 16.11.49, 17.8.23 17.8.23, 17.10.17 17.10.17, 17.12.10 17.12.10
obs-scm-bridge - update to 0.7.4-150600.14.4.1
Ansible Automation Platform - update to 2.5
git (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm9, 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm10, 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm11, 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18+esm2, 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18+esm3, 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18+esm4, 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.14+esm1, 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.14+esm2, 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.14+esm3, 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.13, 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.14, 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.15, 1:2.43.0-1ubuntu7.3, 1:2.45.2-1ubuntu1.2, 1:2.48.1-0ubuntu1.1
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes - update to 2.13.4
gitk - update to 2.43.0-9
git-core - update to 2.43.0-9
perl-Git - update to 2.43.0-9
perl-Git-SVN - update to 2.43.0-9
git - update to 2.43.0-9
git-svn - update to 2.43.0-9
git-web - update to 2.43.0-9
git-help - update to 2.43.0-9
git-gui - update to 2.43.0-9
git-email - update to 2.43.0-9
git-daemon - update to 2.43.0-9
git-debuginfo - update to 2.43.0-9
git-debugsource - update to 2.43.0-9
git (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 2.43.7-1.el8_10, 2.47.3-1.el9_6, 2.47.3-1.el10_0
git-all - update to 2.43.7-1.0.1
git-core-doc - update to 2.43.7-1.0.1
git-email - update to 2.43.7-1.0.1
git-gui - update to 2.43.7-1.0.1
git-instaweb - update to 2.43.7-1.0.1
git-svn - update to 2.43.7-1.0.1
gitk - update to 2.43.7-1.0.1
perl-Git-SVN - update to 2.43.7-1.0.1
perl-Git - update to 2.43.7-1.0.1
gitweb - update to 2.43.7-1.0.1
git-core - update to 2.43.7-1.0.1
git-daemon - update to 2.43.7-1.0.1
git-credential-libsecret - update to 2.43.7-1.0.1
git-subtree - update to 2.43.7-1.0.1
git - update to 2.43.7-1.0.1
git-daemon - addressed in versions 2.43.7-150300.10.51.1, 2.51.0-150600.3.12.1
git-core - addressed in versions 2.43.7-150300.10.51.1, 2.51.0-150600.3.12.1
git-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.43.7-150300.10.51.1, 2.51.0-150600.3.12.1
git-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.43.7-150300.10.51.1, 2.51.0-150600.3.12.1
git-core-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.43.7-150300.10.51.1, 2.51.0-150600.3.12.1
git-svn - addressed in versions 2.43.7-150300.10.51.1, 2.51.0-150600.3.12.1
git-web - addressed in versions 2.43.7-150300.10.51.1, 2.51.0-150600.3.12.1
gitk - addressed in versions 2.43.7-150300.10.51.1, 2.51.0-150600.3.12.1
git - addressed in versions 2.43.7-150300.10.51.1, 2.51.0-150600.3.12.1
git-gui - addressed in versions 2.43.7-150300.10.51.1, 2.51.0-150600.3.12.1
git-cvs - addressed in versions 2.43.7-150300.10.51.1, 2.51.0-150600.3.12.1
git-daemon-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.43.7-150300.10.51.1, 2.51.0-150600.3.12.1
git-arch - addressed in versions 2.43.7-150300.10.51.1, 2.51.0-150600.3.12.1
git-email - addressed in versions 2.43.7-150300.10.51.1, 2.51.0-150600.3.12.1
perl-Git - addressed in versions 2.43.7-150300.10.51.1, 2.51.0-150600.3.12.1
git-doc - addressed in versions 2.43.7-150300.10.51.1, 2.51.0-150600.3.12.1
git-credential-libsecret - addressed in versions 2.43.7-150300.10.51.1, 2.51.0-150600.3.12.1
git-p4 - addressed in versions 2.43.7-150300.10.51.1, 2.51.0-150600.3.12.1
git-credential-libsecret-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.43.7-150300.10.51.1, 2.51.0-150600.3.12.1
git-lfs - update to 3.7.0-150600.13.3.1
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - addressed in versions 4.14.54, 4.15.56, 4.19.6
python311-PyYAML-debuginfo - update to 6.0.2-150600.10.3.1
python-PyYAML-debugsource - update to 6.0.2-150600.10.3.1
python311-PyYAML - update to 6.0.2-150600.10.3.1

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