USN-6793-2: Git vulnerability
18 June 2024
Git could be made to run programs as your login if it clones a crafted repository.
Releases
Packages
- git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
Details
USN-6793-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Git. The CVE-2024-32002 was pending further
investigation. This update fixes the problem.
Original advisory details:
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 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 23.10 and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
(CVE-2024-32002)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-6793-1: git-all, git-gui, gitweb, git-man, git-daemon-run, git-svn, git-el, git-mediawiki, git-cvs, git-email, git-doc, git, git-daemon-sysvinit, gitk
- USN-7023-1: git-all, git-gui, gitweb, git-man, git-daemon-run, git-svn, git-core, git-el, git-mediawiki, git-cvs, git-email, git-doc, git, git-daemon-sysvinit, git-arch, gitk