Ubuntu alert USN-6050-2 (git)

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Ian Constantin <ian.constantin@canonical.com>
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ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
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[USN-6050-2] Git vulnerabilities
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Wed, 17 May 2023 23:18:16 +0300
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6050-2
May 17, 2023

git vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Git.

Software Description:
- git: fast, scalable, distributed revision control system

Details:

USN-6050-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Git. This update provides
the corresponding updates for CVE-2023-25652 and CVE-2023-29007 on
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

  It was discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain commands.
  An attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite paths.
  (CVE-2023-25652)

  André Baptista and Vítor Pinho discovered that Git incorrectly handled
  certain configurations. An attacker could possibly use this issue
  to achieve arbitrary configuration injection. (CVE-2023-29007)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   git                             1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm7

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6050-2
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6050-1
   CVE-2023-25652, CVE-2023-29007