========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5871-1 February 14, 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 - Ubuntu 16.04 ESM 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 repositories. An attacker could use this issue to make Git uses its local clone optimization even when using a non-local transport. (CVE-2023-22490) Joern Schneeweisz discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain commands. An attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite a patch outside the working tree. (CVE-2023-23946) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.10: git 1:2.37.2-1ubuntu1.4 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: git 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.8 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: git 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.10 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: git 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.16 Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: git 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm5 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5871-1 CVE-2023-22490, CVE-2023-23946 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.37.2-1ubuntu1.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.8 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.10 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.16