The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2023-3246 advisory.

    [2.39.3-1]
    - Update to 2.39.3
    - Resolves: #2188364, #2188373, #2190157, #2190158

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

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

The remote Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALINUX3-SA-2023:0047 advisory.

    Package updates are available for Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 that fix the following vulnerabilities:

    CVE-2023-22490:
    Git is a revision control system. Using a specially-crafted repository, Git prior to versions 2.39.2,     2.38.4, 2.37.6, 2.36.5, 2.35.7, 2.34.7, 2.33.7, 2.32.6, 2.31.7, and 2.30.8 can be tricked into using its     local clone optimization even when using a non-local transport. Though Git will abort local clones whose     source `$GIT_DIR/objects` directory contains symbolic links, the `objects` directory itself may still be a     symbolic link. These two may be combined to include arbitrary files based on known paths on the victim's     filesystem within the malicious repository's working copy, allowing for data exfiltration in a similar     manner as CVE-2022-39253. A fix has been prepared and will appear in v2.39.2 v2.38.4 v2.37.6 v2.36.5     v2.35.7 v2.34.7 v2.33.7 v2.32.6, v2.31.7 and v2.30.8. If upgrading is impractical, two short-term     workarounds are available. Avoid cloning repositories from untrusted sources with `--recurse-submodules`.
    Instead, consider cloning repositories without recursively cloning their submodules, and instead run `git     submodule update` at each layer. Before doing so, inspect each new `.gitmodules` file to ensure that it     does not contain suspicious module URLs.

    CVE-2023-23946:
    Git, a revision control system, is vulnerable to path traversal prior to versions 2.39.2, 2.38.4, 2.37.6,     2.36.5, 2.35.7, 2.34.7, 2.33.7, 2.32.6, 2.31.7, and 2.30.8. By feeding a crafted input to `git apply`, a     path outside the working tree can be overwritten as the user who is running `git apply`. A fix has been     prepared and will appear in v2.39.2, v2.38.4, v2.37.6, v2.36.5, v2.35.7, v2.34.7, v2.33.7, v2.32.6,     v2.31.7, and v2.30.8. As a workaround, use `git apply --stat` to inspect a patch before applying; avoid     applying one that creates a symbolic link and then creates a file beyond the symbolic link.

    CVE-2023-25652:
    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-2023-25815:
    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-2022-24765     Git for Windows is a fork of Git containing Windows-specific patches. This vulnerability affects users     working on multi-user machines, where untrusted parties have write access to the same hard disk. Those     untrusted parties could create the folder `C:\.git`, which would be picked up by Git operations run     supposedly outside a repository while searching for a Git directory. Git would then respect any config in     said Git directory. Git Bash users who set `GIT_PS1_SHOWDIRTYSTATE` are vulnerable as well. Users who     installed posh-gitare vulnerable simply by starting a PowerShell. Users of IDEs such as Visual Studio are     vulnerable: simply creating a new project would already read and respect the config specified in     `C:\.git\config`. Users of the Microsoft fork of Git are vulnerable simply by starting a Git Bash. The     problem has been patched in Git for Windows v2.35.2. Users unable to upgrade may create the folder `.git`     on all drives where Git commands are run, and remove read/write access from those folders as a workaround.
    Alternatively, define or extend `GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES` to cover the _parent_ directory of the user     profile, e.g. `C:\Users` if the user profile is located in `C:\Users\my-user-name`.

    CVE-2023-29007:
    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`.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Alibaba Cloud Linux security advisory.

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

The remote MiracleLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2023-6144:10 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 MiracleLinux security advisory.

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

According to the versions of the git packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - Git is a revision control system. Using a specially-crafted repository, Git prior to versions 2.39.2,     2.38.4, 2.37.6, 2.36.5, 2.35.7, 2.34.7, 2.33.7, 2.32.6, 2.31.7, and 2.30.8 can be tricked into using its     local clone optimization even when using a non-local transport. Though Git will abort local clones whose     source `$GIT_DIR/objects` directory contains symbolic links, the `objects` directory itself may still be a     symbolic link. These two may be combined to include arbitrary files based on known paths on the victim's     filesystem within the malicious repository's working copy, allowing for data exfiltration in a similar     manner as CVE-2022-39253. A fix has been prepared and will appear in v2.39.2 v2.38.4 v2.37.6 v2.36.5     v2.35.7 v2.34.7 v2.33.7 v2.32.6, v2.31.7 and v2.30.8. If upgrading is impractical, two short-term     workarounds are available. Avoid cloning repositories from untrusted sources with `--recurse-submodules`.
    Instead, consider cloning repositories without recursively cloning their submodules, and instead run `git     submodule update` at each layer. Before doing so, inspect each new `.gitmodules` file to ensure that it     does not contain suspicious module URLs. (CVE-2023-22490)

  - Git, a revision control system, is vulnerable to path traversal prior to versions 2.39.2, 2.38.4, 2.37.6,     2.36.5, 2.35.7, 2.34.7, 2.33.7, 2.32.6, 2.31.7, and 2.30.8. By feeding a crafted input to `git apply`, a     path outside the working tree can be overwritten as the user who is running `git apply`. A fix has been     prepared and will appear in v2.39.2, v2.38.4, v2.37.6, v2.36.5, v2.35.7, v2.34.7, v2.33.7, v2.32.6,     v2.31.7, and v2.30.8. As a workaround, use `git apply --stat` to inspect a patch before applying; avoid     applying one that creates a symbolic link and then creates a file beyond the symbolic link.
    (CVE-2023-23946)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The version of git installed on the remote host is prior to 2.38.4-1.80. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS-2023-1700 advisory.

    Git is a revision control system. Using a specially-crafted repository, Git prior to versions 2.39.2,     2.38.4, 2.37.6, 2.36.5, 2.35.7, 2.34.7, 2.33.7, 2.32.6, 2.31.7, and 2.30.8 can be tricked into using its     local clone optimization even when using a non-local transport. Though Git will abort local clones whose     source `$GIT_DIR/objects` directory contains symbolic links, the `objects` directory itself may still be a     symbolic link. These two may be combined to include arbitrary files based on known paths on the victim's     filesystem within the malicious repository's working copy, allowing for data exfiltration in a similar     manner as CVE-2022-39253. A fix has been prepared and will appear in v2.39.2 v2.38.4 v2.37.6 v2.36.5     v2.35.7 v2.34.7 v2.33.7 v2.32.6, v2.31.7 and v2.30.8. If upgrading is impractical, two short-term     workarounds are available. Avoid cloning repositories from untrusted sources with `--recurse-submodules`.
    Instead, consider cloning repositories without recursively cloning their submodules, and instead run `git     submodule update` at each layer. Before doing so, inspect each new `.gitmodules` file to ensure that it     does not contain suspicious module URLs. (CVE-2023-22490)

    Git, a revision control system, is vulnerable to path traversal prior to versions 2.39.2, 2.38.4, 2.37.6,     2.36.5, 2.35.7, 2.34.7, 2.33.7, 2.32.6, 2.31.7, and 2.30.8. By feeding a crafted input to `git apply`, a     path outside the working tree can be overwritten as the user who is running `git apply`. A fix has been     prepared and will appear in v2.39.2, v2.38.4, v2.37.6, v2.36.5, v2.35.7, v2.34.7, v2.33.7, v2.32.6,     v2.31.7, and v2.30.8. As a workaround, use `git apply --stat` to inspect a patch before applying; avoid     applying one that creates a symbolic link and then creates a file beyond the symbolic link.
    (CVE-2023-23946)

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

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

An update of the git package has been released.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
176337	Oracle Linux 8 : git (ELSA-2023-3246)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	5/24/2023	10/24/2024	high
236072	Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0047: git (ALINUX3-SA-2023:0047)	Nessus	Alibaba Cloud Linux Local Security Checks	5/14/2025	5/14/2025	high
292869	MiracleLinux 8 : git-2.39.3-1.el8 (AXSA:2023-6144:10)	Nessus	Miracle Linux Local Security Checks	1/20/2026	1/20/2026	high
177982	EulerOS 2.0 SP11 : git (EulerOS-SA-2023-2265)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	7/4/2023	9/11/2023	high
172181	Amazon Linux AMI : git (ALAS-2023-1700)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	3/7/2023	12/11/2024	high
252274	Photon OS 5.0: Git PHSA-2025-5.0-0590	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	8/19/2025	10/14/2026	low

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