SUSE-SU-2025:20855-1: critical: Security update for git

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# Security update for git

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20855-1  
Release Date: 2025-10-09T14:28:56Z  
Rating: critical  
References:

  * bsc#1245938
  * bsc#1245939
  * bsc#1245942
  * bsc#1245943
  * bsc#1245946
  * bsc#1245947

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-27613
  * CVE-2025-27614
  * CVE-2025-46835
  * CVE-2025-48384
  * CVE-2025-48385
  * CVE-2025-48386

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-27613 ( SUSE ):  5.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-27613 ( SUSE ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2025-27613 ( NVD ):  3.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2025-27614 ( SUSE ):  7.1
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-27614 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2025-27614 ( NVD ):  8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2025-46835 ( SUSE ):  6.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-46835 ( SUSE ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2025-46835 ( NVD ):  8.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
  * CVE-2025-48384 ( SUSE ):  7.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-48384 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2025-48384 ( NVD ):  8.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2025-48385 ( SUSE ):  8.5
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-48385 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2025-48385 ( NVD ):  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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  * CVE-2025-48386 ( SUSE ):  6.8
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-48386 ( SUSE ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2025-48386 ( NVD ):  6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.1

  
  
An update that solves six vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for git fixes the following issues:

Update to 2.51.0:

  * CVE-2025-27613: arbitrary writable file creation and truncation in Gitk
    (bsc#1245938)
  * CVE-2025-27614: arbitrary script execution via repo clonation in gitk
    (bsc#1245939)
  * CVE-2025-46835: untrusted repository cloning can lead to arbitrary writable
    file creation in Git GUI (bsc#1245942)
  * CVE-2025-48384: script may be unintentionally executed after checkout due to
    CRLF transforming (bsc#1245943)
  * CVE-2025-48385: arbitrary code execution due to protocol injection via
    fetching advertised bundle (bsc#1245946)
  * CVE-2025-48386: buffer overflow in static buffer 'target' in wincred
    credential helper (bsc#1245947)

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.1  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.1-298=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * git-core-debuginfo-2.51.0-slfo.1.1_1.1
    * git-core-2.51.0-slfo.1.1_1.1
    * git-debugsource-2.51.0-slfo.1.1_1.1
    * git-debuginfo-2.51.0-slfo.1.1_1.1
    * perl-Git-2.51.0-slfo.1.1_1.1
    * git-2.51.0-slfo.1.1_1.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-27613.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-27614.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-46835.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-48384.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-48385.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-48386.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245938
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245939
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245942
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245943
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245946
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245947

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