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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: USN-5871-2 Critical: Git Regression Fix

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Calendar Grey March 2, 2023
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USN-5892-1 resolves a vulnerability in OpenSSL for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS to improve safety and correct errors.
USN-5871-1 caused a regression.

Summary

USN-5871-1 caused a regression.

Software Description:

- git: fast, scalable, distributed revision control system

Details:

USN-5871-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Git. A backport fixing

part of the vulnerability in CVE-2023-22490 was required.

This update fix this for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain repositories.

An attacker could use this issue to make Git uses its local

clone optimization even when using a non-local transport.

(CVE-2023-22490)

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue software update vulnerability ubuntu regression git

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  git                             1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.17

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5871-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5871-1

CVE-2023-22490, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/+bug/2008277

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Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.17

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