Gentoo update for libgit2



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-29187
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Gentoo Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

dev-libs/libgit2
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU65287

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29187

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A remote user can bypass implemented security restrictions and privilege escalation on the system when navigating as root into a shared tmp directory owned by the victim, but where an attacker can create a git repository.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
dev-libs/libgit2 to version: 1.4.4

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

dev-libs/libgit2: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-17


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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