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+Git v2.17.6 Release Notes
+=========================
+
+This release addresses the security issues CVE-2021-21300.
+
+Fixes since v2.17.5
+-------------------
+
+ * 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.