powerline-gitstatus (aka Powerline Gitstatus) before 1.3.2 allows arbitrary code execution. git repositories can contain per-repository configuration that changes the behavior of git, including running arbitrary commands. When using powerline-gitstatus, changing to a directory automatically runs git commands in order to display information about the current repository in the prompt. If an attacker can convince a user to change their current directory to one controlled by the attacker, such as in a shared filesystem or extracted archive, powerline-gitstatus will run arbitrary commands under the attacker's control. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2022-20001.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - powerline-gitstatus (aka Powerline Gitstatus) before 1.3.2 allows arbitrary code execution. git     repositories can contain per-repository configuration that changes the behavior of git, including running     arbitrary commands. When using powerline-gitstatus, changing to a directory automatically runs git     commands in order to display information about the current repository in the prompt. If an attacker can     convince a user to change their current directory to one controlled by the attacker, such as in a shared     filesystem or extracted archive, powerline-gitstatus will run arbitrary commands under the attacker's     control. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2022-20001. (CVE-2022-42906)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - powerline-gitstatus (aka Powerline Gitstatus) before 1.3.2 allows arbitrary code execution. git
    repositories can contain per-repository configuration that changes the behavior of git, including running
    arbitrary commands. When using powerline-gitstatus, changing to a directory automatically runs git
    commands in order to display information about the current repository in the prompt. If an attacker can
    convince a user to change their current directory to one controlled by the attacker, such as in a shared
    filesystem or extracted archive, powerline-gitstatus will run arbitrary commands under the attacker's
    control. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2022-20001. (CVE-2022-42906)

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3277 advisory.

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3277-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                      Markus Koschany     January 20, 2023                              https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : powerline-gitstatus     Version        : 1.3.2-0+deb10u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2022-42906

    Powerline Gitstatus, a status line plugin for the VIM editor, allows     arbitrary code execution. Git repositories can contain per-repository     configuration that changes the behavior of git, including running arbitrary     commands. When using powerline-gitstatus, changing to a directory     automatically runs git commands in order to display information about the     current repository in the prompt. If an attacker can convince a user to     change their current directory to one controlled by the attacker, such as     in a shared filesystem or extracted archive, powerline-gitstatus will run     arbitrary commands under the attacker's control.

    For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version     1.3.2-0+deb10u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your powerline-gitstatus packages.

    For the detailed security status of powerline-gitstatus please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/powerline-gitstatus

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS     Attachment:
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Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
259347	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-42906	Nessus	Misc.	high
419740	SCA: security update for powerline-gitstatus (GHSA-w67g-6gjv-c599)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	high
419740	SCA: security update for powerline-gitstatus (GHSA-w67g-6gjv-c599)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	high
170459	Debian dla-3277 : powerline-gitstatus - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high

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