An issue was found in Git before v2.24.1, v2.23.1, v2.22.2, v2.21.1, v2.20.2, v2.19.3, v2.18.2, v2.17.3, v2.16.6, v2.15.4, and v2.14.6. When running Git in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (also known as "WSL") while accessing a working directory on a regular Windows drive, none of the NTFS protections were active.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade libgit2-1.1Upgrade libgit2-1.0Upgrade gitUpgrade libgit2 | Aug 22, 2024 | Jan 24, 2020 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade gitwebUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-p4Upgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade gitkUpgrade gitUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-svnUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-cvs | Apr 27, 2020 | Jan 24, 2020 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade git | Dec 12, 2019 | Dec 9, 2019 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade git | Dec 12, 2019 | Dec 12, 2019 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-vcs/git. | Mar 16, 2020 | Jan 24, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade git-coreUpgrade gitUpgrade git-core-doc | Feb 24, 2020 | Jan 24, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade gitUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-core | Feb 26, 2020 | Jan 24, 2020 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade developer/versioning/git to version 2.19.3-11.4.19.0.1.1.0 on Solaris 11.4 | Jan 19, 2021 | Jan 24, 2020 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade perl-Net-SMTP-SSLUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-guiUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-p4Upgrade git-docUpgrade libgit2-28Upgrade git-webUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade perl-Authen-SASLUpgrade git-credential-gnome-keyringUpgrade libgit2-develUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-archUpgrade gitUpgrade git-cvs | Dec 17, 2019 | Dec 10, 2019 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade git | Dec 11, 2019 | Dec 10, 2019 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Aug 25, 2025 | Jan 24, 2020 |
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