1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6050-2

USN-6050-2: Git vulnerabilities

Publication date

17 May 2023

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Git.

Releases

Packages

  • git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system

Details

USN-6050-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Git. This update provides
the corresponding updates for CVE-2023-25652 and CVE-2023-29007 on
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain commands.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite paths.
(CVE-2023-25652)

André Baptista and Vítor Pinho discovered that Git incorrectly handled
certain configurations. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to achieve arbitrary configuration injection. (CVE-2023-29007)

USN-6050-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Git. This update provides
the corresponding updates for CVE-2023-25652 and CVE-2023-29007 on
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain commands.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite paths.
(CVE-2023-25652)

André Baptista and Vítor Pinho discovered that Git incorrectly handled
certain configurations. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to achieve arbitrary configuration injection. (CVE-2023-29007)

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+esm7  

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