Bug 2519609 (CVE-2026-76222)
| Summary: | CVE-2026-76222 gitpython: GitPython: Arbitrary file creation via path traversal in .gitmodules submodule names | ||
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| Product: | [Other] Security Response | Reporter: | OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport> |
| Component: | vulnerability | Assignee: | Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot> |
| Status: | NEW --- | QA Contact: | |
| Severity: | high | Docs Contact: | |
| Priority: | high | ||
| Version: | unspecified | CC: | alinfoot, anthomas, bbrownin, derez, dfreiber, drow, dschmidt, dtrifiro, eglynn, ehelms, ggainey, hoberger, jburrell, jdobes, jjoyce, jlanda, jmitchel, jpasqual, jpretori, jschluet, juwatts, kaycoth, kshier, lhh, lpele, mburns, mdellweg, mgarciac, mhulan, nmoumoul, orabin, osousa, pcreech, rbryant, rchan, rjohnson, sarad, simaishi, smallamp, sprizend, stcannon, teagle, tmalecek, vkumar, weaton, yguenane |
| Target Milestone: | --- | Keywords: | Security |
| Target Release: | --- | ||
| Hardware: | All | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
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| Doc Text: |
A flaw was found in GitPython where it fails to properly validate submodule names within .gitmodules files. A remote attacker could craft a malicious Git repository containing specially formed submodule names with directory traversal sequences. When GitPython processes these malicious submodule names during repository initialization, it could lead to the creation of attacker-controlled Git repositories at arbitrary locations on the filesystem, potentially impacting system integrity.
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| oVirt Team: | --- | RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host: | |
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| Bug Depends On: | 2525284, 2525285 | ||
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Description
OSIDB Bzimport
2026-08-19 14:18:50 UTC
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