vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-4220-1 (CVE-2019-19604): Git vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Dec 10, 2019 | Dec 11, 2019 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 10, 2019
Added
Dec 11, 2019
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
Arbitrary command execution is possible in Git before 2.20.2, 2.21.x before 2.21.1, 2.22.x before 2.22.2, 2.23.x before 2.23.1, and 2.24.x before 2.24.1 because a "git submodule update" operation can run commands found in the .gitmodules file of a malicious repository.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-git
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