========================================================================= Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5810-1 January 17, 2023 git vulnerabilities ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 22.10 - 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: Markus Vervier and Eric Sesterhenn discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain gitattributes. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-23521) Joern Schneeweisz discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain commands. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-41903) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.10: git 1:2.37.2-1ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: git 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.6 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: git 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.7 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: git 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.14 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5810-1 CVE-2022-23521, CVE-2022-41903 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.37.2-1ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.6 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.7 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.14