The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 22.10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6050-1 advisory.

  - 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, by feeding specially crafted input to `git apply --reject`, a     path outside the working tree can be overwritten with partially controlled contents (corresponding to the     rejected hunk(s) from the given patch). 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 using `git apply` with     `--reject` when applying patches from an untrusted source. Use `git apply --stat` to inspect a patch     before applying; avoid applying one that create a conflict where a link corresponding to the `*.rej` file     exists. (CVE-2023-25652)

  - In Git for Windows, the Windows port of Git, no localized messages are shipped with the installer. As a     consequence, Git is expected not to localize messages at all, and skips the gettext initialization.
    However, due to a change in MINGW-packages, the `gettext()` function's implicit initialization no longer     uses the runtime prefix but uses the hard-coded path `C:\mingw64\share\locale` to look for localized     messages. And since any authenticated user has the permission to create folders in `C:\` (and since     `C:\mingw64` does not typically exist), it is possible for low-privilege users to place fake messages in     that location where `git.exe` will pick them up in version 2.40.1. This vulnerability is relatively hard     to exploit and requires social engineering. For example, a legitimate message at the end of a clone could     be maliciously modified to ask the user to direct their web browser to a malicious website, and the user     might think that the message comes from Git and is legitimate. It does require local write access by the     attacker, though, which makes this attack vector less likely. Version 2.40.1 contains a patch for this     issue. Some workarounds are available. Do not work on a Windows machine with shared accounts, or     alternatively create a `C:\mingw64` folder and leave it empty. Users who have administrative rights may     remove the permission to create folders in `C:\`. (CVE-2023-25815)

  - 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)

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

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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.04 : Git vulnerabilities (USN-6050-1)

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Version 1.4 Oct 23, 2023, 6:27 PM Detection Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202310231827
Version 1.3 May 24, 2023, 8:43 PM CVSS temporal metrics ("CVSSv2 temporal vector" set to "CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C". "CVSSv3 temporal vector" set to "CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C") Exploit attributes ("Exploit available" set to "True". "Exploitability ease" changed from "No known exploits are available" to "Exploits are available") Plugin Feed: 202305242043
Version 1.2 May 5, 2023, 2:01 PM CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" changed from 7.2 to 7.8. "CVSSv2 score" changed from 7.2 to 7.8. "CVSSv2 score" changed from 7.2 to 7.8. "CVSSv2 vector" changed from "CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C" to "CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N". "CVSSv2 vector" changed from "CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C" to "CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N") CVSSv3 score source (set to "CVE-2023-29007") Plugin Feed: 202305051401
Version 1.1 May 2, 2023, 4:01 PM Regenerated based on advisory update Plugin Feed: 202305021601
Version 1.0 May 1, 2023, 9:07 PM New Plugin Feed: 202305012107