OS Command Injection Affecting git-instaweb package, versions <0:2.47.3-1.el10_0


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE10-GITINSTAWEB-10881313
  • published23 Jul 2025
  • disclosed10 Jul 2025

Introduced: 10 Jul 2025

NewCVE-2025-27614  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-78  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:10 git-instaweb to version 0:2.47.3-1.el10_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-11533.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream git-instaweb package and not the git-instaweb package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Gitk is a Tcl/Tk based Git history browser. Starting with 2.41.0, a Git repository can be crafted in such a way that with some social engineering a user who has cloned the repository can be tricked into running any script (e.g., Bourne shell, Perl, Python, ...) supplied by the attacker by invoking gitk filename, where filename has a particular structure. The script is run with the privileges of the user. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.43.7, 2.44.4, 2.45.4, 2.46.4, 2.47.3, 2.48.2, 2.49.1, and 2.50.

CVSS Base Scores

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