USN-5810-4: Git vulnerabilities
1 March 2023
Several security issues were fixed in Git.
Releases
Packages
- git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
Details
USN-5810-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Git. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
Original advisory 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 14.04
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git
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1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.10+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-5810-1: git, git-gui, git-man, git-all, git-daemon-sysvinit, git-el, git-cvs, git-mediawiki, gitk, git-daemon-run, git-email, git-svn, git-doc, gitweb
- USN-5810-3: git-arch, git-core, git, git-gui, git-man, git-all, git-daemon-sysvinit, git-el, git-cvs, git-mediawiki, gitk, git-daemon-run, git-email, git-svn, git-doc, gitweb