Vulnerability Database · Debian · Package report
git: vulnerability history, versions and safety
git is a package in the Debian ecosystem. Vulert records 61 vulnerabilities for it across 93 releases, from Dec 2010 to Oct 2025. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.
No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.
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Vulert verdict on git i
Updated on 23 Oct 2026
Careful: 6 of the 61 vulnerabilities Vulert records for this package have no fix yet. Plan around those, or apply the workaround listed for each. The rest have a fixed version to move to.
What to do: Plan around the 6 vulnerabilities with no published fix: each lists the affected range and any workaround that reduces exposure. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →
- Vulnerabilities on record 61 over 14 years · 0 in the last year i
- Latest disclosure 06 Oct 2025 i
- Highest CVSS 9.8 i
- With no published fix 6 i
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01 Versions
Which versions are affected
Every version Vulert holds for git, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.
Newest 93 of 93 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.
02 Disclosure history
How often vulnerabilities are recorded
Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 61 were recorded in the last 12 months.
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03 Vulnerabilities
Recorded vulnerabilities for git
| Vulnerability | Severity | Fixed version ↓ | Disclosed ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Git Package | 9.8 critical | 1:2.6.1-1 | 13 Apr 2016 |
| Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in Git: CVE-2016-2315 Vulnerability | 9.8 critical | 1:2.7.0-1 | 08 Apr 2016 |
| Critical Integer Overflow Vulnerability in Git Package Leading to Remote Code Execution | 9.8 critical | 1:2.8.0~rc3-1 | 08 Apr 2016 |
| Arbitrary OS Command Execution in Git - CVE-2017-14867 | 8.8 high | 1:2.14.2-1 | 29 Sep 2017 |
| Code Execution Vulnerability in Git's Branch Name Handling | 8.8 high | 1:2.0.0~rc2-1 | 20 Mar 2017 |
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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315
