USN-6326-1

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    USN-6326-1

    Published: 31 Aug 2023Last Modified: 29 Jun 2026

    Summary: python-git vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that GitPython did not block insecure options from user inputs in the clone command. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands on the host.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6326-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-40267

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python-git

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-git?arch=source&distro=trusty%2Fesm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.3.2~RC1-3ubuntu0.1~esm2

    Affected versions

    0.3.2~RC1-2
    0.3.2~RC1-3
    0.3.2~RC1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1

    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
    USN-6326-1 | CVE-DB