CVE-2014-6274 Affecting git-annex package, versions <5.20140919


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-GITANNEX-1546948
  • published27 Jun 2018
  • disclosed26 Jun 2025

Introduced: 27 Jun 2018

CVE-2014-6274  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 git-annex to version 5.20140919 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream git-annex package and not the git-annex package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

git-annex had a bug in the S3 and Glacier remotes where if embedcreds=yes was set, and the remote used encryption=pubkey or encryption=hybrid, the embedded AWS credentials were stored in the git repository in (effectively) plaintext, not encrypted as they were supposed to be. This issue affects git-annex: from 3.20121126 before 5.20140919.