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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM USN-5686-4 Moderate: Git Information Exposure Issue

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Calendar Grey March 28, 2023
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Ensure your Ubuntu installation is up to date to address the git security flaw that may lead to unintentional data leaks.
Git could be made to expose sensitive information.

Summary

Git could be made to expose sensitive information.

Software Description:

- git: fast, scalable, distributed revision control system

Details:

USN-5686-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Git. This update

provides the corresponding fix for CVE-2022-39253 on Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security issue Ubuntu information exposure sensitive information git

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
   git                             1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm6

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5686-4

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5686-1

  CVE-2022-39253

March 28, 2023

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Topics Covered

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