[USN-5810-1] Git vulnerabilities
Leonidas S. Barbosa
leo.barbosa at canonical.com
Tue Jan 17 19:59:35 UTC 2023
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5810-1
January 17, 2023
git vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 22.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in Git.
Software Description:
- git: fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
Details:
Markus Vervier and Eric Sesterhenn discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain
gitattributes. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash
or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-23521)
Joern Schneeweisz discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain commands.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-41903)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 22.10:
git 1:2.37.2-1ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
git 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.6
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
git 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.7
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
git 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.14
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5810-1
CVE-2022-23521, CVE-2022-41903
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.37.2-1ubuntu1.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.6
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.7
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.14
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