USN-2470-1

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    USN-2470-1

    Published: 14 Jan 2015Last Modified: 27 Apr 2026

    Summary: git vulnerability

    Details: Matt Mackall and Augie Fackler discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain filesystem paths. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code if the Git tree is stored in an HFS+ or NTFS filesystem. The remote attacker would need write access to a Git repository that the victim pulls from.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2470-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9390

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: git

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/git@1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.1

    Affected versions

    1:1.8.3.2-1
    1:1.8.4.2-1
    1:1.8.4.3-1
    1:1.8.4.4-1
    1:1.8.5-1
    1:1.8.5.1-1
    1:1.8.5.2-1
    1:1.8.5.2-2
    1:1.8.5.3-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High