Packages
- libgit2 - Portable C implementation of the Git core methods library
Details
Kazuma Matsumoto and Isabel Mill discovered that libgit2 incorrectly
handled certain repository URLs when using the SSH transport. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands.
Kazuma Matsumoto and Isabel Mill discovered that libgit2 incorrectly
handled certain repository URLs when using the SSH transport. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.04 LTS resolute | libgit2-1.9 – 1.9.1+ds-1ubuntu1.2 | ||
| libgit2-dev – 1.9.1+ds-1ubuntu1.2 | |||
| libgit2-fixtures – 1.9.1+ds-1ubuntu1.2 | |||
| 24.04 LTS noble | libgit2-1.7 – 1.7.2+ds-1ubuntu3.2 | ||
| libgit2-dev – 1.7.2+ds-1ubuntu3.2 | |||
| libgit2-fixtures – 1.7.2+ds-1ubuntu3.2 | |||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | libgit2-1.1 – 1.1.0+dfsg.1-4.1ubuntu0.1+esm2 | ||
| libgit2-dev – 1.1.0+dfsg.1-4.1ubuntu0.1+esm2 | |||
| libgit2-fixtures – 1.1.0+dfsg.1-4.1ubuntu0.1+esm2 | |||
| 20.04 LTS focal | libgit2-28 – 0.28.4+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1+esm2 | ||
| libgit2-dev – 0.28.4+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1+esm2 | |||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | libgit2-26 – 0.26.0+dfsg.1-1.1ubuntu0.2+esm3 | ||
| libgit2-dev – 0.26.0+dfsg.1-1.1ubuntu0.2+esm3 | |||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | libgit2-24 – 0.24.1-2ubuntu0.2+esm4 | ||
| libgit2-dev – 0.24.1-2ubuntu0.2+esm4 | |||
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