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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2022.6094
USN-5686-3: Git vulnerabilities
22 November 2022
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Git
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2022-39260 CVE-2022-39253
Original Bulletin:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5686-3
Comment: CVSS (Max): 8.8 CVE-2022-39260 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVSS Source: NVD
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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USN-5686-3: Git vulnerabilities
21 November 2022
Several security issues were fixed in Git.
Releases
o Ubuntu 22.10
Packages
o git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
Details
USN-5686-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Git. This update provides the corresponding
updates for Ubuntu 22.10.
Original advisory details:
Cory Snider discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain symbolic links.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause an unexpected behaviour.
( CVE-2022-39253 )
Kevin Backhouse discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain command
strings.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to arbitrary code execution.
( CVE-2022-39260 )
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 22.10
o git - 1:2.37.2-1ubuntu1.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2022-39260
o CVE-2022-39253
Related notices
o USN-5686-1 : git-el, git-gui, git-daemon-run, git-doc, git-all, git-email,
git-mediawiki, gitweb, git-daemon-sysvinit, git, git-svn, git-man, gitk,
git-cvs
o USN-5686-2 : git-el, git-gui, git-daemon-run, git-doc, git-all, git-core,
git-email, git-mediawiki, git-arch, gitweb, git-daemon-sysvinit, git,
git-svn, git-man, gitk, git-cvs
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