High severity · published Oct 19, 2022
CVE-2022-39260
Git vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Heap overflow in `git shell`
8.8
CVSS
4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Git is an open source, scalable, distributed revision control system. `git shell` is a restricted login shell that can be used to implement Git's push/pull functionality via SSH. In versions prior to 2.30.6, 2.31.5, 2.32.4, 2.33.5, 2.34.5, 2.35.5, 2.36.3, and 2.37.4, the function that splits the command arguments into an array improperly uses an `int` to represent the number of entries in the array, allowing a malicious actor to intentionally overflow the return value, leading to arbitrary heap writes. Because the resulting array is then passed to `execv()`, it is possible to leverage this attack to gain remote code execution on a victim machine. Note that a victim must first allow access to `git shell` as a login shell in order to be vulnerable to this attack. This problem is patched in versions 2.30.6, 2.31.5, 2.32.4, 2.33.5, 2.34.5, 2.35.5, 2.36.3, and 2.37.4 and users are advised to upgrade to the latest version. Disabling `git shell` access via remote logins is a viable short-term workaround.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.0% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GI
git · git
< 2.30.6; > 2.31.0, < 2.31.5; > 2.32.0, < 2.32.4; > 2.33.0, < 2.33.5; > 2.34.0, < 2.34.5; > 2.34.0, < 2.35.5; +2 more · source: vendor, NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
10.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
35; 36; 37 · source: NVD
XC
Xcode · Apple
before 14.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39260
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-39260
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Nov/1
Mitigation
https://github.com/git/git/security/advisories/GHSA-rjr6-wcq6-83p6
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00025.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/C7B6JPKX5CGGLAHXJVQMIZNNEEB72FHD/
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OHNO2FB55CPX47BAXMBWUBGWHO6N6ZZH/
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UKFHE4KVD7EKS5J3KTDFVBEKU3CLXGVV/
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