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Debian dla-3338 : git - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 171870

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3338 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3338-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Emilio Pozuelo Monfort February 23, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : git Version : 1:2.20.1-2+deb10u8 CVE ID : CVE-2023-22490 CVE-2023-23946

 Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in git, a fast, scalable and distributed revision control system.

 CVE-2023-22490

 yvvdwf found a data exfiltration vulnerability while performing a local clone from a malicious repository even using a non-local transport.

 CVE-2023-23946

 Joern Schneeweisz found a path traversal vulnerbility in git-apply that a path outside the working tree can be overwritten as the acting user.

 For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 1:2.20.1-2+deb10u8.

 We recommend that you upgrade your git packages.

 For the detailed security status of git please refer to its security tracker page at:
 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/git

 Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the git packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/git

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-22490

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-23946

https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/git

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 171870

File Name: debian_DLA-3338.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/24/2023

Updated: 1/22/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-23946

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:git-all, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:git-cvs, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:git, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:git-daemon-sysvinit, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:git-gui, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:git-mediawiki, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:git-email, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:git-daemon-run, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:git-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:git-svn, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gitk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:git-man, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gitweb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:git-el

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/23/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/14/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-22490, CVE-2023-23946