Git is distributed revision control system. `git log` can display commits in an arbitrary format using its `--format` specifiers. This functionality is also exposed to `git archive` via the `export-subst` gitattribute. When processing the padding operators, there is a integer overflow in `pretty.c::format_and_pad_commit()` where a `size_t` is stored improperly as an `int`, and then added as an offset to a `memcpy()`. This overflow can be triggered directly by a user running a command which invokes the commit formatting machinery (e.g., `git log --format=...`). It may also be triggered indirectly through git archive via the export-subst mechanism, which expands format specifiers inside of files within the repository during a git archive. This integer overflow can result in arbitrary heap writes, which may result in arbitrary code execution. The problem has been patched in the versions published on 2023-01-17, going back to v2.30.7. Users are advised to upgrade. Users who are unable to upgrade should disable `git archive` in untrusted repositories. If you expose git archive via `git daemon`, disable it by running `git config --global daemon.uploadArch false`.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade gitUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-coreUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-allUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-core-doc | Feb 9, 2023 | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade git | Aug 22, 2024 | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade gitUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-p4Upgrade git-emailUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-guiUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-instaweb | Feb 7, 2023 | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade git | Feb 7, 2023 | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade git-emailUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-credential-libsecret-debuginfoUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-p4Upgrade gitwebUpgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade git-daemon-debuginfoUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-core-debuginfoUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-svnUpgrade gitUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade gitk | Feb 17, 2025 | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade git-bzrUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-gnome-keyringUpgrade emacs-git-elUpgrade gitUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-p4Upgrade git-emailUpgrade emacs-gitUpgrade git-allUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-hgUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade perl-Git-SVN | Feb 8, 2023 | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade git | Jan 30, 2023 | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade git | Feb 22, 2023 | Feb 21, 2023 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-vcs/git. | Dec 28, 2023 | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade git-helpUpgrade git | Mar 20, 2023 | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade gitUpgrade git-help | May 8, 2023 | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade gitUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-core | Jun 9, 2023 | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git | Apr 13, 2023 | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade gitUpgrade git-help | Mar 9, 2023 | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade git-allUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-hgUpgrade emacs-git-elUpgrade git-gnome-keyringUpgrade emacs-gitUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade gitwebUpgrade gitUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-p4Upgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-bzr | Feb 7, 2023 | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade git-emailUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-p4Upgrade git-hgUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-credential-libsecret-debuginfoUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-core-debuginfoUpgrade emacs-gitUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-daemon-debuginfoUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade emacs-git-elUpgrade git-bzrNo solution existsUpgrade gitUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-gnome-keyringUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-svnUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-core-doc | Feb 8, 2023 | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade git-coreUpgrade git-daemon-debuginfoUpgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-core-debuginfoUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-credential-libsecret-debuginfoUpgrade git | Mar 12, 2024 | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade git-archUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-webUpgrade gitUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-credential-gnome-keyringUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-guiUpgrade perl-gitUpgrade git-p4Upgrade git-coreUpgrade git-docUpgrade git-daemon | Jan 23, 2023 | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade gitUpgrade git (Ubuntu Pro) | Jan 20, 2023 | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Jan 17, 2023 |
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