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[USN-7977-1] Git LFS vulnerabilities

Posted on 26 January 2026
Ubuntu Security

==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7977-1
January 26, 2026

git-lfs vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Git LFS.

Software Description:
- git-lfs: Command line extension and spec for managing large files with Git

Details:

Ryota K discovered that Git LFS may leak login credentials in certain
instances due to failing to check for URL-encoded characters. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to learn sensitive information.
(CVE-2024-53263)

It was discovered that Git LFS could have its git lfs checkout and
git lfs pull commands abused to write to any file on a user's
system. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
code. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2025-26625)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 25.10
git-lfs 3.6.1-1ubuntu0.1
golang-github-git-lfs-git-lfs-dev 3.6.1-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
git-lfs 3.4.1-1ubuntu0.3+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
golang-github-git-lfs-git-lfs-dev 3.4.1-1ubuntu0.3+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
git-lfs 3.0.2-1ubuntu0.3+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
golang-github-git-lfs-git-lfs-dev 3.0.2-1ubuntu0.3+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
git-lfs 2.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
git-lfs 2.3.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7977-1
CVE-2024-53263, CVE-2025-26625

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git-lfs/3.6.1-1ubuntu0.1

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