USN-5686-4

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5686-4
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/USN-5686-4.json
Related
Published
2023-03-28T19:38:09.416523Z
Modified
2023-03-28T19:38:09.416523Z
Summary
git vulnerability
Details

USN-5686-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Git. This update provides the corresponding fix for CVE-2022-39253 on Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Cory Snider discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain symbolic links. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause an unexpected behaviour.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / git

Package

Name
git

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0The exact introduced commit is unknown
Fixed
1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "git-core": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm6",
            "git-daemon-run": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm6",
            "git-email": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm6",
            "git-mediawiki": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm6",
            "git": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm6",
            "git-el": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm6",
            "git-cvs": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm6",
            "git-doc": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm6",
            "gitk": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm6",
            "git-arch": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm6",
            "git-daemon-sysvinit": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm6",
            "git-svn": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm6",
            "gitweb": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm6",
            "git-man": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm6",
            "git-gui": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm6",
            "git-all": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm6"
        }
    ]
}