Rocky Linux 8 [CIQ] Security Update: git / git-all / git-core / git-core-debuginfo / git-core-doc / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2023_3246)

high Nessus Plugin ID 355542

Synopsis

The Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2023_3246 advisory.

* git: by feeding specially crafted input to `git apply --reject`, a path outside the working tree can be overwritten with partially controlled contents (CVE-2023-25652)

* git: arbitrary configuration injection when renaming or deleting a section from a configuration file (CVE-2023-29007)

* git: data exfiltration with maliciously crafted repository (CVE-2023-22490)

* git: git apply: a path outside the working tree can be overwritten with crafted input (CVE-2023-23946)

* git: malicious placement of crafted messages when git was compiled with runtime prefix (CVE-2023-25815)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ security advisory.

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

Solution

Update the affected packages based on the guidance in CIQ advisory crlsa-2023_3246.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 355542

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_8_crlsa-2023_3246.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.9

Percentile: 97.07

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Unknown

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-25652

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-29007

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/25/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/14/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-22490, CVE-2023-23946, CVE-2023-25652, CVE-2023-25815, CVE-2023-29007

Detections

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