python-git: GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories
CVE-2026-44244 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by python3-git 3.1.46-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, released May 7, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories. Prior to version 3.1.49, GitConfigParser.set_value() passes values to Python's configparser without validating for newlines. GitPython's own _write() converts embedded newlines into indented continuation lines (e.g. \n becomes \n\t), but Git still accepts an indented [core] stanza as a section header — so the injected core.hooksPath becomes effective configuration. Any Git operation that invokes hooks (commit, merge, checkout) will then execute scripts from the attacker-controlled path. This issue has been patched in version 3.1.49.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| python-GitPython · sles 15.6 | 3.1.34.1693646983.2a2ae77-150400.9.8.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4072-1 | Sep 8, 2026 |
| python-GitPython · sles 15.7 | 3.1.34.1693646983.2a2ae77-150400.9.8.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4072-1 | Sep 8, 2026 |
| python-git · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 3.1.30-1+deb12u3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44244 | May 27, 2026 |
| python-git · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 3.1.44-1+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44244 | May 27, 2026 |
| python-git · Debian 14 | 3.1.50-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44244 | May 27, 2026 |
| python-git · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.1.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm4 | python-git 2.1.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm4 | May 27, 2026 |
| python3-git · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.1.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm4 | python3-git 2.1.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm4 | May 27, 2026 |
| python3-git · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm4 | python3-git 3.0.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm4 | May 27, 2026 |
| python3-git · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 3.1.24-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 | python3-git 3.1.24-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 | May 27, 2026 |
| python3-git · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 3.1.37-3ubuntu0.1~esm2 | python3-git 3.1.37-3ubuntu0.1~esm2 | May 27, 2026 |
| python3-git · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 3.1.46-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | python3-git 3.1.46-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | May 7, 2026 |
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