CVE-2024-32478

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-32478
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-32478.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2024-32478
Aliases
  • GHSA-3c3g-h9rx-f7vq
Published
2024-04-19T14:37:57.617Z
Modified
2026-04-10T05:12:13.872212Z
Severity
  • 6.9 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
Git Credential Manager (GCM)'s Debian package does not set root ownership on installed files
Details

Git Credential Manager (GCM) is a secure Git credential helper. Prior to 2.5.0, the Debian package does not set root ownership on installed files. This allows user 1001 on a multi-user system can replace binary and gain other users' privileges. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.5.0.

Database specific 
{
    "cna_assigner": "GitHub_M",
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/32xxx/CVE-2024-32478.json",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-732"
    ]
}
References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/git-ecosystem/git-credential-manager

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/git-ecosystem/git-credential-manager
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Fixed
d9ac33c5b1478383672b4425f5ecf875a62efba9
Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/git-ecosystem/git-credential-manager
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Fixed
d9ac33c5b1478383672b4425f5ecf875a62efba9

Affected versions

v2.*
v2.0.5-beta
v2.0.779
v2.0.785
v2.0.866
v2.0.877
v2.0.886
v2.0.931
v2.0.935
v2.1.0
v2.1.1
v2.1.2
v2.2.0
v2.2.1
v2.2.2
v2.3.0
v2.3.1

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-32478.json"