CVE-2025-27614 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2025-27614: Gitk is a Tcl/Tk based Git history browser. Starting with 2.41.0, a Git repository can be crafted in such a way that with some social engineering a user who has cloned the repository can be tricked into running any script (e.g., Bourne shell, Perl, Python, ...) supplied by the attacker by invoking g

Affects 5 Linux releases across 5 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2025-27614 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

git→ fixed in1:2.47.3-0+deb13u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y git
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

git→ fixed in2.45.4-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade git
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

git→ fixed in2.47.3-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade git
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

git→ fixed in2.50.1-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade git
```

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

git→ fixed in2.43.7-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade git
```

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