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Ubuntu 23.04 USN-6050-1 Critical: Git Command Handling Flaws

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in Git.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6050-1
May 01, 2023

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

- Ubuntu 23.04
- Ubuntu 22.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Git.

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

Details:

It was discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain commands.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to overwriting some paths.
(CVE-2023-25652)

Maxime Escourbiac and Yassine BENGANA discovered that Git incorrectly
handled some gettext machinery. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to allows the malicious placement of crafted messages. (CVE-2023-25815)

André Baptista and Vítor Pinho discovered that Git incorrectly handled
certain configurations. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to arbitrary configuration injection. (CVE-2023-29007)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 23.04:
  git                             1:2.39.2-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 22.10:
  git                             1:2.37.2-1ubuntu1.5

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
  git                             1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.9

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  git                             1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.11

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  git                             1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6050-1
  CVE-2023-25652, CVE-2023-25815, CVE-2023-29007

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.39.2-1ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.37.2-1ubuntu1.5
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.9
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.11
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18

Ubuntu 23.04 USN-6050-1 Critical: Git Command Handling Flaws

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Calendar Grey May 1, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Numerous vulnerabilities addressed in Git for Ubuntu versions 18.04 through 23.04, encompassing command processing and configuration injection flaws.
Several security issues were fixed in Git.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.04: git 1:2.39.2-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 22.10: git 1:2.37.2-1ubuntu1.5 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: git 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.9 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: git 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.11 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: git 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6050-1

CVE-2023-25652, CVE-2023-25815, CVE-2023-29007

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May 01, 2023

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.39.2-1ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.37.2-1ubuntu1.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.9 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.11 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18

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