Path traversal in libgit2 - CVE-2026-53584

Vulnerability identifier: #VU138489

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-53584

CWE-ID: CWE-22

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to create directories outside the repository's working tree.

The vulnerability exists due to path traversal in submodule path handling when initializing a submodule in a crafted repository. A remote attacker can supply a crafted repository containing a submodule path with traversal components to create directories outside the repository's working tree.

User interaction is required to initialize a submodule in a crafted repository.

libgit2
Debian Linux
Fedora
Ubuntu
rust-pretty-git-prompt
rust-libgit2-sys
libgit2 (Ubuntu package)
rust-git-delta
rust-bat
rust-lsd
libgit2 (Debian package)
libgit2_1.9
libgit2
rust-git-interactive-rebase-tool
rust-tokei

Install security update from vendor's website.

libgit2 - addressed in versions 1.8.6, 1.9.5
rust-pretty-git-prompt - addressed in versions 0.2.2-11.fc43, 0.2.2-11.fc44
rust-libgit2-sys - addressed in versions 0.18.7-1.el9, 0.18.7-1.el10_3, 0.18.7-1.fc43, 0.18.7-1.fc44, 0.18.7-1.fc45
libgit2 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 0.19.0-2ubuntu0.4+esm2, 0.24.1-2ubuntu0.2+esm3, 0.26.0+dfsg.1-1.1ubuntu0.2+esm2, 0.28.4+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1+esm1, 1.1.0+dfsg.1-4.1ubuntu0.1+esm1, 1.7.2+ds-1ubuntu3.1, 1.9.1+ds-1ubuntu1.1
rust-git-delta - addressed in versions 0.19.1-7.el9, 0.19.1-7.el10_3, 0.19.1-7.fc43, 0.19.1-7.fc44
rust-bat - addressed in versions 0.26.1-2.el9, 0.26.1-3.el10_3, 0.26.1-3.fc43, 0.26.1-3.fc44
rust-lsd - addressed in versions 1.2.0-8.el9, 1.2.0-8.el10_2, 1.2.0-8.el10_3, 1.2.0-8.fc43, 1.2.0-8.fc44
libgit2 (Debian package) - update to 1.9.0+ds-2+deb13u1
libgit2_1.9 - addressed in versions 1.9.6-1.el9, 1.9.6-1.el10_3, 1.9.6-1.fc45
libgit2 - addressed in versions 1.9.6-1.fc43, 1.9.6-1.fc44
rust-git-interactive-rebase-tool - addressed in versions 2.4.1-17.fc43, 2.4.1-17.fc44
rust-tokei - addressed in versions 14.0.0-7.el9, 14.0.0-7.el10_3, 14.0.0-7.fc43, 14.0.0-7.fc44

• https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/security/advisories/GHSA-cw77-j82w-mchm

• Multiple vulnerabilities in libgit2
• Fedora 45 update for libgit2_1.9, rust-libgit2-sys
• Fedora 44 update for libgit2, rust-libgit2-sys
• Fedora 43 update for libgit2, rust-libgit2-sys
• Fedora EPEL 10.3 update for libgit2_1.9, rust-libgit2-sys
• Fedora EPEL 9 update for libgit2_1.9, rust-libgit2-sys
• Ubuntu update for libgit2
• Fedora EPEL 10.3 update for rust-bat, rust-git-delta, rust-lsd, rust-tokei
• Fedora 44 update for rust-bat, rust-git-delta, rust-git-interactive-rebase-tool, rust-lsd, rust-pretty-git-prompt, rust-tokei
• Fedora 43 update for rust-bat, rust-git-delta, rust-git-interactive-rebase-tool, rust-lsd, rust-pretty-git-prompt, rust-tokei
• Fedora EPEL 9 update for rust-bat, rust-git-delta, rust-lsd, rust-tokei
• Fedora EPEL 10.2 update for rust-lsd
• Debian update for libgit2