OESA-2026-4621: libgit2 security update

Published Oct 29, 2026
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Updated

libgit2 is a portable, pure C implementation of the Git core methods provided as a re-entrant linkable library with a solid API, allowing you to write native speed custom Git applications in any language which supports C bindings. Security Fix(es):

libgit2 versions before 1.8.7 and 1.9.0 before 1.9.7 built with the libssh2 SSH backend (USESSH=libssh2) contain a shell command injection vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on an SSH server by supplying a repository path containing unescaped shell metacharacters such as single quotes, semicolons, or pipes. The genproto() function in sshlibssh2.c inserts the repository path directly into a shell command string without escaping special characters before passing it to libssh2channelexec(), enabling an attacker to craft a malicious submodule URL in a .gitmodules file that, when processed during a recursive clone, causes the remote server's shell to interpret injected commands under the victim's SSH user account.(CVE-2026-5917)

Affected Software

1 affected componentFixes available
openeuler/libgit2<1.7.2-3.oe2403sp1
1.7.2-3.oe2403sp1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade openeuler/libgit2 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.7.2-3.oe2403sp1
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade libgit2 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.8.7
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade libgit2 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.9.7

Event History

Oct 29, 2026
Advisory Published
via OSV·09:03 AM
Data Sourced
via OSV·09:03 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

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