Git is an open source, scalable, distributed revision control system. `git shell` is a restricted login shell that can be used to implement Git's push/pull functionality via SSH. In versions prior to 2.30.6, 2.31.5, 2.32.4, 2.33.5, 2.34.5, 2.35.5, 2.36.3, and 2.37.4, the function that splits the command arguments into an array improperly uses an `int` to represent the number of entries in the array, allowing a malicious actor to intentionally overflow the return value, leading to arbitrary heap writes. Because the resulting array is then passed to `execv()`, it is possible to leverage this attack to gain remote code execution on a victim machine. Note that a victim must first allow access to `git shell` as a login shell in order to be vulnerable to this attack. This problem is patched in versions 2.30.6, 2.31.5, 2.32.4, 2.33.5, 2.34.5, 2.35.5, 2.36.3, and 2.37.4 and users are advised to upgrade to the latest version. Disabling `git shell` access via remote logins is a viable short-term workaround.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade gitUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-allUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-emailUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade perl-Git-SVN | May 15, 2023 | Oct 19, 2022 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade git | Mar 26, 2024 | Oct 19, 2022 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade git-svnUpgrade git-p4Upgrade git-allUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-guiUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade git-coreUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade gitUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-core-doc | Dec 7, 2022 | Oct 19, 2022 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade git | Dec 10, 2022 | Oct 18, 2022 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-core-debuginfoUpgrade git-credential-libsecret-debuginfoUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-p4Upgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-svnUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-coreUpgrade gitUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-daemon-debuginfo | Feb 17, 2025 | Oct 18, 2022 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade gitwebUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-allUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-daemon-debuginfoUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-credential-libsecret-debuginfoUpgrade gitUpgrade git-core-debuginfoUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-email | May 15, 2023 | Oct 19, 2022 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade git | Dec 15, 2022 | Oct 19, 2022 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade git-liteUpgrade git-tinyUpgrade git | Nov 4, 2022 | Oct 18, 2022 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-vcs/git. | Dec 28, 2023 | Oct 19, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade gitUpgrade git-help | Feb 13, 2023 | Oct 19, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade gitUpgrade git-help | Jan 6, 2023 | Oct 19, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade git-core-docUpgrade gitUpgrade git-core | Mar 9, 2023 | Oct 19, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade git-coreUpgrade gitUpgrade git-core-doc | Feb 9, 2023 | Oct 19, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade gitUpgrade git-help | Jan 9, 2023 | Oct 19, 2022 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade gitUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-guiUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade gitk | Jul 22, 2024 | Oct 18, 2022 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade git-emailUpgrade git-svnUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-daemon-debuginfoUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade git-instawebNo solution existsUpgrade git-allUpgrade gitwebUpgrade gitUpgrade gitkUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-core-debuginfoUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-credential-libsecret-debuginfo | May 15, 2023 | Oct 19, 2022 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade git-webUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-docUpgrade gitUpgrade git-archUpgrade git-credential-gnome-keyringUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-p4Upgrade gitkUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-cvs | Nov 11, 2022 | Oct 19, 2022 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade gitUpgrade git (Ubuntu Pro) | Oct 19, 2022 | Oct 18, 2022 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Oct 19, 2022 |
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