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Google: dev-vcs/git: security update to 18244.1.61

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 450455

Description

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

 - Git is a revision control system. Prior to versions 2.30.9, 2.31.8, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, 2.34.8, 2.35.8,
 2.36.6, 2.37.7, 2.38.5, 2.39.3, and 2.40.1, a specially crafted `.gitmodules` file with submodule URLs
 that are longer than 1024 characters can used to exploit a bug in
 `config.c::git_config_copy_or_rename_section_in_file()`. This bug can be used to inject arbitrary
 configuration into a user's `$GIT_DIR/config` when attempting to remove the configuration section
 associated with that submodule. When the attacker injects configuration values which specify executables
 to run (such as `core.pager`, `core.editor`, `core.sshCommand`, etc.) this can lead to a remote code
 execution. A fix A fix is available in versions 2.30.9, 2.31.8, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, 2.34.8, 2.35.8, 2.36.6,
 2.37.7, 2.38.5, 2.39.3, and 2.40.1. As a workaround, avoid running `git submodule deinit` on untrusted
 repositories or without prior inspection of any submodule sections in `$GIT_DIR/config`. (CVE-2023-29007)

Solution

Update the dev-vcs/git library and its related packages to version 18244.1.61 or later.

See Also

https://storage.googleapis.com/cos-oval-vulnerability-feed/cos-113.oval.xml.tar.gz

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 450455

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.9

Percentile: 97.07

Vendor

Vendor Severity: HIGH

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-29007

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/25/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-29007