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USN-5686-4: Git vulnerability

28 March 2023

Git could be made to expose sensitive information.

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Releases

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-2022-39253 on Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Cory Snider discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain symbolic links.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause an unexpected behaviour.

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04

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

References

Related notices

  • USN-5686-1: git-mediawiki, git-daemon-sysvinit, git-daemon-run, git-gui, git-svn, git-cvs, git-el, git-man, gitk, git-all, git-doc, gitweb, git, git-email
  • USN-5686-3: git-mediawiki, git-daemon-sysvinit, git-daemon-run, git-gui, git-svn, git-cvs, git-man, gitk, git-all, git-doc, gitweb, git, git-email