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usn-8012-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-02-04 13:26
Modified
2026-04-27 14:11
Summary
gh vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that GitHub CLI could behave unexpectedly if users downloaded a malicious GitHub Actions workflow artifact through gh run download. An attacker could possibly use this issue to create or overwrite files in unintended directories. (CVE-2024-54132)

It was discovered that GitHub CLI could behave unexpectedly when cloning repositories containing git submodules hosted outside of GitHub.com and ghe.com. An attacker could possibly use this issue to gather authentication tokens. (CVE-2024-53858)

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    {
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        }
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        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
        "binaries": [
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            "binary_name": "gh",
            "binary_version": "2.45.0-1ubuntu0.3+esm2"
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        "name": "gh",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/gh@2.45.0-1ubuntu0.3+esm2?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/noble"
      },
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            }
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        }
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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "It was discovered that GitHub CLI could behave unexpectedly if users\ndownloaded a malicious GitHub Actions workflow artifact through gh run\ndownload. An attacker could possibly use this issue to create or overwrite\nfiles in unintended directories. (CVE-2024-54132)\n\nIt was discovered that GitHub CLI could behave unexpectedly when cloning\nrepositories containing git submodules hosted outside of GitHub.com and\nghe.com. An attacker could possibly use this issue to gather authentication\ntokens. (CVE-2024-53858)",
  "id": "USN-8012-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:47Z",
  "published": "2026-02-04T13:26:02Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8012-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-53858"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-54132"
    }
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  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "gh vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53858",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2024-54132"
  ]
}



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