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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::gitconfigcopyorrenamesectioninfile(). This bug can be used to inject arbitrary configuration into a user's $GITDIR/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 $GITDIR/config.
Proof-of-concept code is published
Public PoC
- Public PoCethiack/CVE-2023-2900736 stars
- Public PoCx-Defender/CVE-2023-29007_win-version2 stars
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Assessment
- CVSS
- 7 (v3.1)
- Severity
- High
- EPSS
- 5.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Known exploited
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Exploit availability
- Public PoC
- Published
- 25 April 2023
- Last updated
- 2 November 2026
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
At the source
References
- https://github.com/git/git/security/advisories/GHSA-v48j-4xgg-4844
- https://github.com/git/git/commit/528290f8c61222433a8cf02fb7cfffa8438432b4
- https://github.com/git/git/blob/9ce9dea4e1c2419cca126d29fa7730baa078a11b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.30.9.txt
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PI7FZ4NNR5S5J5K6AMVQBH2JFP6NE4L7/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YFZWGQKB6MM5MNF2DLFTD7KS2KWPICKL/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RKOXOAZ42HLXHXTW6JZI4L5DAIYDTYCU/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-15
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00018.html
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