Ubuntu Security Notices
USN-5686-2

USN-5686-2: Git vulnerability

Publication date

17 November 2022

Overview

Git could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it received specially crafted input.

Releases

16.04 LTS

Packages

git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system

Details

USN-5686-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Git. This update
provides the corresponding fix for CVE-2022-39260 on Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Kevin Backhouse discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain command
strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or
arbitrary code execution.

USN-5686-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Git. This update
provides the corresponding fix for CVE-2022-39260 on Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Kevin Backhouse discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain command
strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or
arbitrary code execution.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release	Package Version
16.04 xenial	git – 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm3

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References

CVE-2022-39260

CVE-2022-39260