USN-5376-3: Git regression

26 April 2022

UNS-5376-1 was missing patches to properly fix the addressed issues.

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Packages

  • git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system

Details

USN-5376-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Git, some patches were missing to properly fix
the issue. This update fixes the problem.

Original advisory details:

俞晨东 discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain repository paths
in platforms with multiple users support. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to run arbitrary commands.

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 21.10
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04

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

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