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.
References
Related notices
- USN-5810-3: git-daemon-sysvinit, git-mediawiki, git, gitweb, git-core, git-all, git-email, git-gui, git-man, git-daemon-run, git-cvs, git-svn, git-arch, git-doc, gitk, git-el
- USN-5810-4: git-daemon-sysvinit, git-mediawiki, git, gitweb, git-core, git-all, git-email, git-gui, git-man, git-daemon-run, git-cvs, git-bzr, git-svn, git-arch, git-doc, gitk, git-el