CVE-2022-24765

NameCVE-2022-24765
DescriptionGit for Windows is a fork of Git containing Windows-specific patches. This vulnerability affects users working on multi-user machines, where untrusted parties have write access to the same hard disk. Those untrusted parties could create the folder `C:\.git`, which would be picked up by Git operations run supposedly outside a repository while searching for a Git directory. Git would then respect any config in said Git directory. Git Bash users who set `GIT_PS1_SHOWDIRTYSTATE` are vulnerable as well. Users who installed posh-gitare vulnerable simply by starting a PowerShell. Users of IDEs such as Visual Studio are vulnerable: simply creating a new project would already read and respect the config specified in `C:\.git\config`. Users of the Microsoft fork of Git are vulnerable simply by starting a Git Bash. The problem has been patched in Git for Windows v2.35.2. Users unable to upgrade may create the folder `.git` on all drives where Git commands are run, and remove read/write access from those folders as a workaround. Alternatively, define or extend `GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES` to cover the _parent_ directory of the user profile, e.g. `C:\Users` if the user profile is located in `C:\Users\my-user-name`.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-3239-1, DSA-5332-1, ELA-788-1, ELA-803-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
git (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)1:2.1.4-2.1+deb8u14fixed
stretch (security)1:2.11.0-3+deb9u7vulnerable
stretch (lts), stretch1:2.11.0-3+deb9u11fixed
buster (security), buster, buster (lts)1:2.20.1-2+deb10u9fixed
bullseye1:2.30.2-1+deb11u2fixed
bullseye (security)1:2.30.2-1+deb11u3fixed
bookworm (security), bookworm1:2.39.5-0+deb12u1fixed
trixie1:2.45.2-1fixed
sid1:2.45.2-1.2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
gitsourcejessie1:2.1.4-2.1+deb8u12ELA-803-1
gitsourcestretch1:2.11.0-3+deb9u9ELA-788-1
gitsourcebuster1:2.20.1-2+deb10u5DLA-3239-1
gitsourcebullseye1:2.30.2-1+deb11u1DSA-5332-1
gitsource(unstable)1:2.35.2-1

Notes

[stretch] - git <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/git/git/commit/6e7ad1e4c22e7038975ba37c7413374fe566b064 (v2.30.3)
https://github.com/git/git/commit/bdc77d1d685be9c10b88abb281a42bc620548595 (v2.30.3)
https://github.com/git/git/commit/8959555cee7ec045958f9b6dd62e541affb7e7d9 (v2.30.3)
https://github.com/git/git/commit/fdcad5a53e14bd397e4fa323e7fd0c3bf16dd373 (v2.30.3)
https://github.com/git/git/commit/cb95038137e9e66fc6a6b4a0e8db62bcc521b709 (v2.30.3) (doc)
https://github.com/git/git/commit/e47363e5a8bdf5144059d664c45c0975243ef05b (v2.30.4) (regression)
https://github.com/git/git/commit/bb50ec3cc300eeff3aba7a2bea145aabdb477d31 (v2.30.4) (regression)
https://github.com/git/git/commit/0f85c4a30b072a26d74af8bbf63cc8f6a5dfc1b8 (v2.30.4) (functional change mitigation / opt-out)
https://lore.kernel.org/git/xmqqv8veb5i6.fsf@gitster.g/
Limitations of ownership checking for the CVE fix:
https://lore.kernel.org/git/CAKJfoCEgiNvQJGt=rGYTaKQ1i2ihrPmX2Sz3Zxg-y66L+1Qh6g@mail.gmail.com/
https://github.blog/2022-04-12-git-security-vulnerability-announced/
See CVE-2022-29187 for further fixes

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