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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD6.2 Medium

CVE-2023-23946

Git's `git apply` overwriting paths outside the working tree

Description

Git, a revision control system, is vulnerable to path traversal prior to versions 2.39.2, 2.38.4, 2.37.6, 2.36.5, 2.35.7, 2.34.7, 2.33.7, 2.32.6, 2.31.7, and 2.30.8. By feeding a crafted input to `git apply`, a path outside the working tree can be overwritten as the user who is running `git apply`. A fix has been prepared and will appear in v2.39.2, v2.38.4, v2.37.6, v2.36.5, v2.35.7, v2.34.7, v2.33.7, v2.32.6, v2.31.7, and v2.30.8. As a workaround, use `git apply --stat` to inspect a patch before applying; avoid applying one that creates a symbolic link and then creates a file beyond the symbolic link.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

git git

  • >= 2.39.0, < 2.39.2affected
  • >= 2.38.0, < 2.38.4affected
  • >= 2.37.0, < 2.37.6affected
  • >= 2.36.0, < 2.36.5affected
  • >= 2.35.0, < 2.35.7affected
  • >= 2.34.0, < 2.34.7affected
  • >= 2.33.0, < 2.33.7affected
  • >= 2.32.0, < 2.32.6affected
  • >= 2.31.0, < 2.31.7affected
  • < 2.30.8affected

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