USN-5810-1: Git vulnerabilities
17 January 2023
Several security issues were fixed in Git.
Releases
Packages
- 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
Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.