UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42906

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-42906
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2022/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42906.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42906
Related
Published
2022-10-13T03:15:00Z
Modified
2025-06-03T17:39:41Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

powerline-gitstatus (aka Powerline Gitstatus) before 1.3.2 allows arbitrary code execution. git repositories can contain per-repository configuration that changes the behavior of git, including running arbitrary commands. When using powerline-gitstatus, changing to a directory automatically runs git commands in order to display information about the current repository in the prompt. If an attacker can convince a user to change their current directory to one controlled by the attacker, such as in a shared filesystem or extracted archive, powerline-gitstatus will run arbitrary commands under the attacker's control. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2022-20001.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / powerline-gitstatus

Package

Name
powerline-gitstatus
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/powerline-gitstatus@1.3.1-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.1-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / powerline-gitstatus

Package

Name
powerline-gitstatus
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/powerline-gitstatus@1.3.1-3?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.1-2
1.3.1-3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:24.10 / powerline-gitstatus

Package

Name
powerline-gitstatus
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/powerline-gitstatus@1.3.2-1?arch=source&distro=oracular

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.2-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / powerline-gitstatus

Package

Name
powerline-gitstatus
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/powerline-gitstatus@1.3.2-1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.2-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:25.04 / powerline-gitstatus

Package

Name
powerline-gitstatus
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/powerline-gitstatus@1.3.3-1?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.2-1
1.3.3-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}