USN-5810-4: Git vulnerabilities
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5810-4
March 01, 2023
git vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in Git.
Software Description:
- 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 ESM:
git 1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.10+esm1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5810-4
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5810-1
CVE-2022-23521, CVE-2022-41903
A Git security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 14.04 ESM.