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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-6793-2 Critical: Git Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey June 18, 2024
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The Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6793-2 details important updates concerning a vulnerability in Git that impacts Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
Git could be made to run programs as your login if it clones a crafted repository.

Summary

Git could be made to run programs as your login if it clones

a crafted repository.

Software Description:

- git: fast, scalable, distributed revision control system

Details:

USN-6793-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Git. The CVE-2024-32002 was pending further

investigation. This update fixes the problem.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain submodules.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

This issue was fixed in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 23.10 and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

(CVE-2024-32002)

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Topics Covered

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  git                             1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.13

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6793-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6793-1

CVE-2024-32002

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6793-2

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update code execution arbitrary code execution Ubuntu critical threat git

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.13

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