Git v2.17.6 Release Notes
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This release addresses the security issues CVE-2021-21300.

Fixes since v2.17.5
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 * CVE-2021-21300:
   On case-insensitive file systems with support for symbolic links,
   if Git is configured globally to apply delay-capable clean/smudge
   filters (such as Git LFS), Git could be fooled into running
   remote code during a clone.

Credit for finding and fixing this vulnerability goes to Matheus
Tavares, helped by Johannes Schindelin.