USN-6050-2

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6050-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6050-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6050-2
Upstream
Related
Published
2023-05-17T13:56:26.855055Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:24Z
Summary
git vulnerabilities
Details

USN-6050-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Git. This update provides the corresponding updates for CVE-2023-25652 and CVE-2023-29007 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain commands. An attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite paths. (CVE-2023-25652)

André Baptista and Vítor Pinho discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain configurations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to achieve arbitrary configuration injection. (CVE-2023-29007)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / git

Package

Name
git
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/git@1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm7?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm7

Affected versions

1:2.*

1:2.5.0-1
1:2.6.2-1
1:2.6.3-1
1:2.6.4-1
1:2.7.0~rc3-1
1:2.7.0-1
1:2.7.3-0ubuntu1
1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1
1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.1
1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.2
1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.3
1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.4
1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.5
1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.6
1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.7
1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.8
1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.9
1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10
1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm1
1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm3
1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm4
1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm5
1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm6

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "git",
            "binary_version": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "git-all",
            "binary_version": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "git-arch",
            "binary_version": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "git-core",
            "binary_version": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "git-cvs",
            "binary_version": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "git-daemon-run",
            "binary_version": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "git-daemon-sysvinit",
            "binary_version": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "git-el",
            "binary_version": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "git-email",
            "binary_version": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "git-gui",
            "binary_version": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "git-man",
            "binary_version": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "git-mediawiki",
            "binary_version": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "git-svn",
            "binary_version": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gitk",
            "binary_version": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gitweb",
            "binary_version": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm7"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-25652",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-29007",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}