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Unscored USN-5376-6 0 CVEs

git regression

Published Mar 2, 2026 · Updated Mar 3, 2026

Summary

USN-5376-4 fixed a regression in Git. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

俞晨东 discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain repository paths
in platforms with multiple users support. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to run arbitrary commands.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS git 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18+esm8

References

  • report
    https://launchpad.net/bugs/2142239