An improper input validation flaw was discovered in git in the way it handles git submodules. A remote attacker could abuse this flaw to trick a victim user into recursively cloning a malicious repository, which, under certain circumstances, could fool git into using the same git directory twice and potentially cause remote code execution.
Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory |
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Amazon Linux 1 | git | 2019-12-09 22:06 | ALAS-2019-1325 |
Amazon Linux 2 - Core | git | 2019-12-13 19:06 | ALAS2-2019-1371 |
Score Type | Score | Vector | |
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Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
NVD | CVSSv2 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
NVD | CVSSv3 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |