Critical Git Vulnerabilities Affect Ubuntu Users

Critical Git Vulnerabilities Affect Ubuntu Users

First seen 16 Jan 2026, 13:51 UTC UbuntuLinuxsecurity 44.1

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Ubuntu 18.04 and 16.04 LTS users are affected by critical vulnerabilities in Git. The issues include improper URL sanitization and handling of carriage return characters, which could allow attackers to trick users into disclosing sensitive information. Two CVEs have been identified: CVE-2024-50349 and CVE-2024-52006.