Description
Git for Windows is the Windows port of Git. From 2.43.0.windows.1 until 2.55.0.windows.3, when a matching git:* credential exists in Windows Credential Manager and a git-credential-wincred erase input includes a password field, the operation in contrib/credential/wincred/git-credential-wincred.c allocates a buffer of exactly CredentialBlobSize bytes in match_cred_password() and then uses wcsncpy_s() to copy the corresponding number of wide characters plus a terminating NUL. The destination capacity is also supplied in bytes instead of WCHAR elements, allowing a fixed two-byte NUL write past the allocation before the password comparison determines whether CredDeleteW() should remove the credential; erase without a password field does not enter this comparison path. The helper can terminate with Windows heap-corruption status, and git credential reject can appear successful while the rejected credential remains stored. This issue is fixed in version 2.55.0.windows.3.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| git-for-windows | git | >= 2.43.0.windows.1, < 2.55.0.windows.3 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | git | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | git | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | git | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | git | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | git | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | git | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | git | No fix yet | — |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | git | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-3611 git für Windows: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Manipulation von Dateien und DoS BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 10, 2026