The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2023:3246 advisory.

  - Git is a revision control system. Using a specially-crafted repository, Git prior to versions 2.39.2,     2.38.4, 2.37.6, 2.36.5, 2.35.7, 2.34.7, 2.33.7, 2.32.6, 2.31.7, and 2.30.8 can be tricked into using its     local clone optimization even when using a non-local transport. Though Git will abort local clones whose     source `$GIT_DIR/objects` directory contains symbolic links, the `objects` directory itself may still be a     symbolic link. These two may be combined to include arbitrary files based on known paths on the victim's     filesystem within the malicious repository's working copy, allowing for data exfiltration in a similar     manner as CVE-2022-39253. A fix has been prepared and will appear in v2.39.2 v2.38.4 v2.37.6 v2.36.5     v2.35.7 v2.34.7 v2.33.7 v2.32.6, v2.31.7 and v2.30.8. If upgrading is impractical, two short-term     workarounds are available. Avoid cloning repositories from untrusted sources with `--recurse-submodules`.
    Instead, consider cloning repositories without recursively cloning their submodules, and instead run `git     submodule update` at each layer. Before doing so, inspect each new `.gitmodules` file to ensure that it     does not contain suspicious module URLs. (CVE-2023-22490)

  - Git, a revision control system, is vulnerable to path traversal prior to versions 2.39.2, 2.38.4, 2.37.6,     2.36.5, 2.35.7, 2.34.7, 2.33.7, 2.32.6, 2.31.7, and 2.30.8. By feeding a crafted input to `git apply`, a     path outside the working tree can be overwritten as the user who is running `git apply`. A fix has been     prepared and will appear in v2.39.2, v2.38.4, v2.37.6, v2.36.5, v2.35.7, v2.34.7, v2.33.7, v2.32.6,     v2.31.7, and v2.30.8. As a workaround, use `git apply --stat` to inspect a patch before applying; avoid     applying one that creates a symbolic link and then creates a file beyond the symbolic link.
    (CVE-2023-23946)

  - Git is a revision control system. Prior to versions 2.30.9, 2.31.8, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, 2.34.8, 2.35.8,     2.36.6, 2.37.7, 2.38.5, 2.39.3, and 2.40.1, by feeding specially crafted input to `git apply --reject`, a     path outside the working tree can be overwritten with partially controlled contents (corresponding to the     rejected hunk(s) from the given patch). A fix is available in versions 2.30.9, 2.31.8, 2.32.7, 2.33.8,     2.34.8, 2.35.8, 2.36.6, 2.37.7, 2.38.5, 2.39.3, and 2.40.1. As a workaround, avoid using `git apply` with     `--reject` when applying patches from an untrusted source. Use `git apply --stat` to inspect a patch     before applying; avoid applying one that create a conflict where a link corresponding to the `*.rej` file     exists. (CVE-2023-25652)

  - In Git for Windows, the Windows port of Git, no localized messages are shipped with the installer. As a     consequence, Git is expected not to localize messages at all, and skips the gettext initialization.
    However, due to a change in MINGW-packages, the `gettext()` function's implicit initialization no longer     uses the runtime prefix but uses the hard-coded path `C:\mingw64\share\locale` to look for localized     messages. And since any authenticated user has the permission to create folders in `C:\` (and since     `C:\mingw64` does not typically exist), it is possible for low-privilege users to place fake messages in     that location where `git.exe` will pick them up in version 2.40.1. This vulnerability is relatively hard     to exploit and requires social engineering. For example, a legitimate message at the end of a clone could     be maliciously modified to ask the user to direct their web browser to a malicious website, and the user     might think that the message comes from Git and is legitimate. It does require local write access by the     attacker, though, which makes this attack vector less likely. Version 2.40.1 contains a patch for this     issue. Some workarounds are available. Do not work on a Windows machine with shared accounts, or     alternatively create a `C:\mingw64` folder and leave it empty. Users who have administrative rights may     remove the permission to create folders in `C:\`. (CVE-2023-25815)

  - Git is a revision control system. Prior to versions 2.30.9, 2.31.8, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, 2.34.8, 2.35.8,     2.36.6, 2.37.7, 2.38.5, 2.39.3, and 2.40.1, a specially crafted `.gitmodules` file with submodule URLs     that are longer than 1024 characters can used to exploit a bug in     `config.c::git_config_copy_or_rename_section_in_file()`. This bug can be used to inject arbitrary     configuration into a user's `$GIT_DIR/config` when attempting to remove the configuration section     associated with that submodule. When the attacker injects configuration values which specify executables     to run (such as `core.pager`, `core.editor`, `core.sshCommand`, etc.) this can lead to a remote code     execution. A fix A fix is available in versions 2.30.9, 2.31.8, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, 2.34.8, 2.35.8, 2.36.6,     2.37.7, 2.38.5, 2.39.3, and 2.40.1. As a workaround, avoid running `git submodule deinit` on untrusted     repositories or without prior inspection of any submodule sections in `$GIT_DIR/config`. (CVE-2023-29007)

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

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AlmaLinux 8 : git (ALSA-2023:3246)

high Nessus Plugin ID 176231

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