vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-5076-1 (CVE-2021-40330): Git vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Aug 31, 2021 | Sep 14, 2021 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Aug 31, 2021
Added
Sep 14, 2021
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
Description
git_connect_git in connect.c in Git before 2.30.1 allows a repository path to contain a newline character, which may result in unexpected cross-protocol requests, as demonstrated by the git://localhost:1234/%0d%0a%0d%0aGET%20/%20HTTP/1.1 substring.
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-gitubuntu-upgrade-git
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