========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5686-1 October 18, 2022
git vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - 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: Cory Snider discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain symbolic links. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause an unexpected behaviour. (CVE-2022-39253) Kevin Backhouse discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain command strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-39260) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: git 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.5 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: git 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.6 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: git 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.13 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5686-1 CVE-2022-39253, CVE-2022-39260 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.6 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.13
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