Explore top 10 tips to secure your open-source projects now. Read More

×
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 501
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 501

Debian 10 Buster DLA-3338-1: Critical Git Data Leak and Path Issues

debian lts
Calendar Grey February 23, 2023
Dist Debian Esm H88
Debian LTS Security Update DLA-3340-1 tackles significant high-risk flaws in OpenSSH application
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in git, a fast, scalable and distributed revision control system
Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Debian path traversal data exfiltration git

Summary

CVE-2023-22490

yvvdwf found a data exfiltration vulnerability while performing a local
clone from a malicious repository even using a non-local transport.

CVE-2023-23946

Joern Schneeweisz found a path traversal vulnerbility in git-apply
that a path outside the working tree can be overwritten as the acting
user.

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version
1:2.20.1-2+deb10u8.

We recommend that you upgrade your git packages.

For the detailed security status of git please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/git

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


Severity
critical
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

Package: git
Version: 1:2.20.1-2+deb10u8
CVE ID: CVE-2023-22490 CVE-2023-23946

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Debian path traversal data exfiltration git

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.