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High RHSA-2023:3246 5 CVEs

Red Hat Security Advisory: git security update

Published Sep 16, 2024 · Updated Aug 5, 2026

Ecosystem: Red Hat

Fixed packages 20

ReleasePackageFixed in
Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::appstream git 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8
Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::appstream git-all 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8
Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::appstream git-core 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8
Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::appstream git-core-debuginfo 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8
Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::appstream git-core-doc 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8
Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::appstream git-credential-libsecret 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8
Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::appstream git-credential-libsecret-debuginfo 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8
Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::appstream git-daemon 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8
Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::appstream git-daemon-debuginfo 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8
Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::appstream git-debuginfo 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8
Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::appstream git-debugsource 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8
Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::appstream git-email 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8
Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::appstream git-gui 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8
Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::appstream git-instaweb 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8
Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::appstream git-subtree 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8
Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::appstream git-svn 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8
Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::appstream gitk 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8
Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::appstream gitweb 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8
Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::appstream perl-Git 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8
Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::appstream perl-Git-SVN 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8

Vulnerabilities 5

  • High 7.5
    CVE-2023-25652 EPSS 52%

    "git apply --reject" partially-controlled arbitrary file write

    Git is a revision control system. Prior to versions 2.30.9, 2.31.8, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, 2.34.8, 2.35.8, 2.36.6, 2.37.7, 2.38.5, 2.39.3, and 2.40.1, by feeding specially crafted input to `git apply --reject`, a path outside the working tree can be overwritten with…

    git git git git Debian Ubuntu Alpine Wolfi
  • High 7.0
    CVE-2023-29007 Public exploit

    Arbitrary configuration injection via `git submodule deinit`

    Git is a revision control system. Prior to versions 2.30.9, 2.31.8, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, 2.34.8, 2.35.8, 2.36.6, 2.37.7, 2.38.5, 2.39.3, and 2.40.1, a specially crafted `.gitmodules` file with submodule URLs that are longer than 1024 characters can used to exploit…

    git git git git Debian Ubuntu Alpine Wolfi
  • Medium 6.2
    CVE-2023-23946 Public exploit

    Git's `git apply` overwriting paths outside the working tree

    Git, a revision control system, is vulnerable to path traversal prior to versions 2.39.2, 2.38.4, 2.37.6, 2.36.5, 2.35.7, 2.34.7, 2.33.7, 2.32.6, 2.31.7, and 2.30.8. By feeding a crafted input to `git apply`, a path outside the working tree can be overwritten…

    git git git git Debian Ubuntu Alpine Wolfi
  • Medium 5.5
    CVE-2023-22490 Public exploit

    Git vulnerable to local clone-based data exfiltration with non-local transports

    Git is a revision control system. Using a specially-crafted repository, Git prior to versions 2.39.2, 2.38.4, 2.37.6, 2.36.5, 2.35.7, 2.34.7, 2.33.7, 2.32.6, 2.31.7, and 2.30.8 can be tricked into using its local clone optimization even when using a non-local…

    git git git git Debian Ubuntu Alpine Wolfi
  • Low 3.3
    CVE-2023-25815

    Git looks for localized messages in the wrong place

    In Git for Windows, the Windows port of Git, no localized messages are shipped with the installer. As a consequence, Git is expected not to localize messages at all, and skips the gettext initialization. However, due to a change in MINGW-packages, the `gettex…

    git-for-windows git git git Debian Ubuntu Alpine

References

  • article
    https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2168160
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2168161
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2188333
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2188337
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2188338
  • advisory
    https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2023/rhsa-2023_3246.json
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-22490
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-22490
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22490
  • article
    https://github.blog/2023-02-14-git-security-vulnerabilities-announced-3/
  • article
    https://github.com/git/git/security/advisories/GHSA-gw92-x3fm-3g3q
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-23946
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23946
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23946
  • article
    https://github.com/git/git/security/advisories/GHSA-r87m-v37r-cwfh
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-25652
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-25652
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25652
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-25815
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-25815
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25815
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-29007
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29007
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29007