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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-7207-2 Critical: Git Credential Handling Problem

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Calendar Grey February 27, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7208-3 outlines critical patches for vulnerabilities in Git impacting Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
Several security issues were fixed in Git.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Git.

Software Description:

- git: fast, scalable, distributed revision control system

Details:

USN-7207-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Git. This update provides the

corresponding updates for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain URLs when

asking for credentials. An attacker could possibly use this

issue to mislead the user into typing passwords for trusted

sites that would then be sent to untrusted sites instead.

(CVE-2024-50349)

It was discovered that git incorrectly handled line endings when

using credential helpers. (CVE-2024-52006)

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update Ubuntu critical update system update threat mitigation credential issue git Ubuntu 20.04 Git fix

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   git                             1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.14

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7207-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7207-1

CVE-2024-50349, CVE-2024-52006

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7207-2

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security advisory software update Ubuntu critical update system update threat mitigation credential issue git Ubuntu 20.04 Git fix

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.14

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