USN-7023-1: Git vulnerabilities
19 September 2024
Several security issues were fixed in Git.
Releases
Packages
- git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
Details
Maxime Escourbiac and Yassine Bengana discovered that Git incorrectly
handled some gettext machinery. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to allows the malicious placement of crafted messages. This issue was fixed
in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-25815)
It was discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain submodules.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
This issue was fixed in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-32002)
It was discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain cloned repositories.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This
issue was fixed in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-32004, CVE-2024-32465)
It was discovered that Git incorrectly handled local clones with hardlinked
files/directories. An attacker could possibly use this issue to place a
specialized repository on their target’s local system. This issue was fixed
in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-32020)
It was discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain symlinks. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to impact availability and
integrity creating hardlinked arbitrary files into users repository’s
objects/directory. This issue was fixed in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
(CVE-2024-32021)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04
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git
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1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04
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git
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1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm8
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.