It's not factually wrong, but it implies that this is something specific to Git, and possibly might even be interpreted that it is Git's fault.
replyIn reality it's macOS shipping the outdated certificates, and it affects various other command-line tools, like Curl.
Fair. I didn't read it as something specific to git cause I know how it works with MacOS
replyNot macOS, but XCode dev tools. Still, it is Apple that ships them for sure.
replyDoes /etc/ssl/cert.pem not exist if you don't install XCode?
replyBecause it isn't got specifically, it is anything that uses the installation of OpenSSL provided by Apple as part of macOS (at least is my understanding).
replyThe problem is that the title implies that it's somehow the fault of the package. That's it, that's the problem; the title is disingenuous in its claim.
reply"Ten days later, Apple Image Viewer on macOS still trusts the compromised eMudhra certificates" doesn't sound as catchy, but is equally correct because the apps use system CA.
No, unless it’s were a cli image viewer. The gui parts of the OS, and what’s written by Apple, use keychain.
replyMacs have two completely independent root CA stores. The cli and all the opensource parts use /etc/.
Curl project did actually release support to compile it with default keychain support a year ago, but of course Apple never updates their cli tools, so expect to see that in macOS 37.
Note: I’m not defending Apple here.