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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2023.1713
USN-5968-1: GitPython vulnerability
23 March 2023
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: GitPython
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2022-24439
Original Bulletin:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5968-1
Comment: CVSS (Max): 9.8 CVE-2022-24439 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVSS Source: NVD
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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USN-5968-1: GitPython vulnerability
22 March 2023
GitPython could me made to execute arbitrary commands on the host.
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Releases
o Ubuntu 22.10
o Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
o Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Packages
o python-git - Python library to interact with Git repositories - Python 2.7
Details
It was discovered that GitPython did not properly sanitize user inputs for
remote URLs in the clone command. By injecting a maliciously crafted
remote URL, an attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
commands on the host.
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Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 22.10
o python3-git - 3.1.27-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 22.04
o python3-git - 3.1.24-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
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Ubuntu 20.04
o python3-git - 3.0.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 18.04
o python-git - 2.1.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o python3-git - 2.1.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04
o python-git - 1.0.1+git137-gc8b8379-2.1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o python3-git - 1.0.1+git137-gc8b8379-2.1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 14.04
o python-git - 0.3.2~RC1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2022-24439
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