USN-5871-2

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5871-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5871-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5871-2
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Published
2023-03-02T13:54:40.788662Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:15Z
Summary
git regression
Details

USN-5871-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Git. A backport fixing part of the vulnerability in CVE-2023-22490 was required. This update fix this for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain repositories. An attacker could use this issue to make Git uses its local clone optimization even when using a non-local transport. (CVE-2023-22490)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / git

Package

Name
git
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/git@1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.17?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.17

Affected versions

1:2.*

1:2.14.1-1ubuntu4
1:2.15.1-1ubuntu2
1:2.17.0-1ubuntu1
1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.1
1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.3
1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.4
1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.5
1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6
1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.7
1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.8
1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.9
1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.10
1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.11
1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.12
1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.13
1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.14
1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.15
1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.16

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.17",
            "binary_name": "git"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.17",
            "binary_name": "git-all"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.17",
            "binary_name": "git-cvs"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.17",
            "binary_name": "git-daemon-run"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.17",
            "binary_name": "git-daemon-sysvinit"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.17",
            "binary_name": "git-el"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.17",
            "binary_name": "git-email"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.17",
            "binary_name": "git-gui"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.17",
            "binary_name": "git-man"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.17",
            "binary_name": "git-mediawiki"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.17",
            "binary_name": "git-svn"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.17",
            "binary_name": "gitk"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.17",
            "binary_name": "gitweb"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-22490",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}