Git Patches Flaw That Lets Malicious Repositories Execute Code During Recursive Clones
A flaw in Git can let a malicious repository run an attacker's code on a computer that clones it recursively, together with its submodules. The Git project fixed it this week in Git 2.56.1, with matching fixes for the 2.50 through 2.55 s…
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