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Medium · 5.4 CVE-2026-73621 EUVD-2026-57825GHSA-h75v-4jxv-ppxmGHSA-p538-c434-8v24PYSEC-2026-3950

GitPython before 3.1.56 Arbitrary File Truncation via Commit.count

Published Aug 13, 2026 · Updated Oct 8, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

Description

GitPython before 3.1.56 contains an argument injection vulnerability in the Commit.count() method, which forwards keyword arguments to 'git rev-list' without the check_unsafe_options guard present in the sibling iter_items method. An attacker who can control options passed to Commit.count (e.g., via an application that forwards a user-supplied options dict) can supply output=<path>, causing 'git rev-list --output=<path>' to open and truncate the target file to zero bytes before revision parsing. This allows destruction/blanking of an arbitrary file at the process's privilege level (no content control, 0-byte truncation).

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
gitpython-developers GitPython < 3.1.56 3.1.56

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 python-git 3.1.61-1 —
Debian 13 python-git 3.1.44-1+deb13u1 —
Debian 12 python-git 3.1.30-1+deb12u3 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 python-git No fix yet —
Show 7 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS python-git No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS python-git No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS python-git No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS python-git No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS python-git No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS python-git No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS python-git No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP6 python-GitPython 3.1.34.1693646983.2a2ae77-150400.9.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4072-1
SLES 15 SP5 python-GitPython 3.1.34.1693646983.2a2ae77-150400.9.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4072-1
SLES 15 SP4 python-GitPython 3.1.34.1693646983.2a2ae77-150400.9.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4072-1
SLES 3 python-GitPython 3.1.34.1693646983.2a2ae77-150400.9.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4072-1
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP6 python-GitPython 3.1.34.1693646983.2a2ae77-150400.9.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4072-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 python-GitPython 3.1.34.1693646983.2a2ae77-150400.9.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4072-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 python-GitPython 3.1.34.1693646983.2a2ae77-150400.9.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4072-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 python-GitPython 3.1.34.1693646983.2a2ae77-150400.9.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4072-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 python-GitPython 3.1.34.1693646983.2a2ae77-150400.9.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4072-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed python-GitPython 3.1.59-2.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:11566-1
openSUSE Leap 16.0 python-GitPython 3.1.44-160000.4.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:21874-1

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI gitpython < 3.1.56 3.1.56 GHSA-p538-c434-8v24

Advisories 3

References