========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6793-1 May 28, 2024
git vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 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 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) It was discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain cloned repositories. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-32004) It was discovered that Git incorrectly handled local clones with hardlinked files/directories. An attacker could possibly use this issue to place a specialized repository on their target's local system. (CVE-2024-32020) It was discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain symlinks. An attacker could possibly use this issue to impact availability and integrity creating hardlinked arbitrary files into users repository's objects/directory. (CVE-2024-32021) It was discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain cloned repositories. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-32465) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS git 1:2.43.0-1ubuntu7.1 Ubuntu 23.10 git 1:2.40.1-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS git 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.11 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS git 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.12 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6793-1 CVE-2024-32002, CVE-2024-32004, CVE-2024-32020, CVE-2024-32021, CVE-2024-32465 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.43.0-1ubuntu7.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.40.1-1ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.11 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.12
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