usn-3791-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2018-10-12 00:41
Modified
2026-02-10 04:41
Summary
git vulnerability
Details
It was discovered that git did not properly validate git submodule urls or paths. A remote attacker could possibly use this to craft a git repository that causes arbitrary code execution when recursive operations are used.
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
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"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",
"1:1.9~rc1-1",
"1:1.9.0-1",
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"1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.4",
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"1:2.7.0-1",
"1:2.7.3-0ubuntu1",
"1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1",
"1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.1",
"1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.2",
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}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "It was discovered that git did not properly validate git submodule\nurls or paths. A remote attacker could possibly use this to craft a\ngit repository that causes arbitrary code execution when recursive\noperations are used.\n",
"id": "USN-3791-1",
"modified": "2026-02-10T04:41:26Z",
"published": "2018-10-12T00:41:48Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3791-1"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-17456"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"summary": "git vulnerability",
"upstream": [
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]
}
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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