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More information here (https://github.blog/open-source/git/git-security-vulnerabili...) on the new CVE:

> When reading a configuration value, Git will strip any trailing carriage return (CR) and line feed (LF) characters. When writing a configuration value, however, Git does not quote trailing CR characters, causing them to be lost when they are read later on. When initializing a submodule whose path contains a trailing CR character, the stripped path is used, causing the submodule to be checked out in the wrong place.

> If a symlink already exists between the stripped path and the submodule’s hooks directory, an attacker can execute arbitrary code through the submodule’s post-checkout hook.

Along with a bunch of other git CVEs that are worth a look.

parent beala 1 year ago

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