Description
Dulwich before 1.2.20 contains a commit object parsing vulnerability where the read path in _parse_commit resolves a duplicate tree header to the last occurrence instead of the first, diverging from core git's resolution behavior, while Poetry 2.5.1 ships this version and uses dulwich by default for git dependency installation. Attackers can craft a commit object with two tree headers so that reviewers and CI using git see a benign tree while Poetry's dulwich-based checkout resolves to a different attacker-controlled tree containing malicious build scripts such as setup.py, resulting in unreviewed code execution on the install or build host.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| jelmer | dulwich | < 1.2.20 | 1.2.20 |
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | dulwich | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | dulwich | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | dulwich | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | dulwich | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | dulwich | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | dulwich | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | dulwich | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | dulwich | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | dulwich | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | dulwich | No fix yet | — |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | python-dulwich | No fix yet | — |
References
- dulwich dulwich-1.2.20 Release Notes patch release-notes
- https://github.com/jelmer/dulwich/commit/b77f385b4b0d2d2c7f5ac39dae628948f7ad3a96 issue-tracking patch
- VulnCheck Advisory: Dulwich before 1.2.20 Commit Parser Tree Header Misinterpretation third-party-advisory