1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5871-2

USN-5871-2: Git regression

Publication date

2 March 2023

Overview

USN-5871-1 caused a regression.

Releases

Packages

  • git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system

Details

USN-5871-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Git. A backport fixing
part of the vulnerability in CVE-2023-22490 was required.
This update fix this for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain repositories.
An attacker could use this issue to make Git uses its local
clone optimization even when using a non-local transport.
(CVE-2023-22490)

USN-5871-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Git. A backport fixing
part of the vulnerability in CVE-2023-22490 was required.
This update fix this for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain repositories.
An attacker could use this issue to make Git uses its local
clone optimization even when using a non-local transport.
(CVE-2023-22490)

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
18.04 bionic git –  1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.17

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