Git, originally created for Linux kernel development, is open-source software that developers worldwide utilize to manage source code repositories, tarballs, and to track changes in files.

Unfortunately, with this submodule configuration vulnerability, that’s exactly what happens. Since the submodule’s repository is checked in to the parent repository, it’s never actually cloned.

Benefits of the git pull command If a developer finds out that there are new, updated files on a remote repository like GitHub, they will likely want to copy those changes from GitHub to both their ...