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USN-5810-2: Git regression


Severity

Unknown

Vendor

VMware Tanzu

Versions Affected

  • Canonical Ubuntu 18.04

Description

USN-5810-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Git. This update introduced a regression as it was missing some commit lines. This update fixes the problem. Original advisory details: Markus Vervier and Eric Sesterhenn discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain gitattributes. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-23521) Joern Schneeweisz discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain commands. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-41903) Update Instructions: Run `sudo pro fix USN-5810-2` to fix the vulnerability. The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: git - 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.15 gitweb - 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.15 git-gui - 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.15 git-daemon-sysvinit - 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.15 git-el - 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.15 gitk - 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.15 git-all - 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.15 git-mediawiki - 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.15 git-daemon-run - 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.15 git-man - 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.15 git-doc - 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.15 git-svn - 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.15 git-cvs - 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.15 git-email - 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.15 No subscription required

Affected VMware Products and Versions

Severity is unknown unless otherwise noted.

  • Platform Automation Toolkit
    • 4.4.x versions prior to 4.4.31
    • 5.0.x versions prior to 5.0.24
  • Isolation Segment
    • 2.11.x versions prior to 2.11.29
    • 2.12.x versions prior to 2.12.19
    • 2.13.x versions prior to 2.13.14
    • 3.0.x versions prior to 3.0.7
  • VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs
    • 2.11.x versions prior to 2.11.35
    • 2.12.x versions prior to 2.12.24
    • 2.13.x versions prior to 2.13.17
    • 3.0.x versions prior to 3.0.7

Mitigation

Users of affected products are strongly encouraged to follow the mitigation below. On the Tanzu Network product page for each release, check the Depends On section and/or Release Notes for this information. Releases that have fixed this issue include:

  • Platform Automation Toolkit
    • 4.4.31
    • 5.0.24
    • 5.1.0
  • Isolation Segment
    • 2.11.29
    • 2.12.19
    • 2.13.14
    • 3.0.7
    • 4.0.0+LTS-T
  • VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs
    • 2.11.35
    • 2.12.24
    • 2.13.17
    • 3.0.7
    • 4.0.0+LTS-T

References

History

2023-05-22: Initial vulnerability report published.