USN-5376-1: Git vulnerability
12 April 2022
Git could be made to run arbitrary commands in platforms with multiple users support.
Releases
Packages
- git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
Details
俞晨东 discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain repository paths
in platforms with multiple users support. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to run arbitrary commands.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 21.10
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-5376-2: git-cvs, git-doc, git-email, git-daemon-run, gitk, git-gui, git-all, git, git-man, gitweb, git-svn, git-mediawiki, git-daemon-sysvinit