Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202205-2

Severity: Medium
Date : 2022-05-16
CVE-ID : CVE-2022-24765
Package : git
Type : arbitrary command execution
Remote : No
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-2679

Summary

The package git before version 2.35.3-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary
command execution.

Resolution

Upgrade to 2.35.3-1.

pacman -Syu “git>=2.35.3-1”

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 2.35.3.

Workaround

None.

Description

A vulnerability was found in Git. This flaw occurs due to Git not
checking the ownership of directories in a local multi-user system when
running commands specified in the local repository configuration. This
allows the owner of the repository to cause arbitrary commands to be
executed by other users who access the repository.

Impact

References

https://lore.kernel.org/git/[email protected]/
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2022-24765