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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2023.6050.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6050-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'git' package(s) announced via the USN-6050-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'git' package(s) announced via the USN-6050-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain commands.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to overwriting some paths.
(CVE-2023-25652)

Maxime Escourbiac and Yassine BENGANA discovered that Git incorrectly
handled some gettext machinery. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to allows the malicious placement of crafted messages. (CVE-2023-25815)

Andre Baptista and Vitor Pinho discovered that Git incorrectly handled
certain configurations. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to arbitrary configuration injection. (CVE-2023-29007)

Affected Software/OS:
'git' package(s) on Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 22.10, Ubuntu 23.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-25652
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RKOXOAZ42HLXHXTW6JZI4L5DAIYDTYCU/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BSXOGVVBJLYX26IAYX6PJSYQB36BREWH/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YFZWGQKB6MM5MNF2DLFTD7KS2KWPICKL/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PI7FZ4NNR5S5J5K6AMVQBH2JFP6NE4L7/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-15
https://github.com/git/git/commit/18e2b1cfc80990719275d7b08e6e50f3e8cbc902
https://github.com/git/git/commit/668f2d53613ac8fd373926ebe219f2c29112d93e
https://github.com/git/git/security/advisories/GHSA-2hvf-7c8p-28fx
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/25/2
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-25815
https://axcheron.github.io/exploit-101-format-strings/#writing-to-the-stack
https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.40.1.windows.1
https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/security/advisories/GHSA-9w66-8mq8-5vm8
https://github.com/msys2/MINGW-packages/pull/10461
https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/printf.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-29007
https://github.com/git/git/blob/9ce9dea4e1c2419cca126d29fa7730baa078a11b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.30.9.txt
https://github.com/git/git/commit/528290f8c61222433a8cf02fb7cfffa8438432b4
https://github.com/git/git/security/advisories/GHSA-v48j-4xgg-4844
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