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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS USN-5376-2 Critical: Git Command Execution Risk

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Git could be made to run arbitrary commands in platforms with multiple users support.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5376-2
April 25, 2022

git vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

Git could be made to run arbitrary commands in platforms with multiple users
support.

Software Description:
- git: fast, scalable, distributed revision control system

Details:

USN-5376-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Git. This update provides the corresponding
updates for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

Original advisory 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 22.04 LTS:
  git                             1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5376-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5376-1
  CVE-2022-24765

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS USN-5376-2 Critical: Git Command Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey April 25, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
To address the Git vulnerability in USN-5376-2 for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, users must apply recent security updates to protect their systems effectively
Git could be made to run arbitrary commands in platforms with multiple users support.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: git 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5376-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5376-1

CVE-2022-24765

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April 25, 2022

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.1

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