USN-6050-2

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    USN-6050-2

    Published: 17 May 2023Last Modified: 25 Jun 2026

    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: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6050-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-25652, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-29007

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: git

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/git?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm7

    Affected versions

    1:2.5.0-1

    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
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