CVE-2018-17456

git: Git before 2.14.5, 2.15.x before 2.15.3, 2.16.x before 2.16.5, 2.17.x before 2.17.2, 2.18.x before 2.18.1, and 2.19.x...

CVE-2018-17456 is fixed in 13 products on 1 platform, first by git 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.3, released October 5, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.9736
99th percentile

Git before 2.14.5, 2.15.x before 2.15.3, 2.16.x before 2.16.5, 2.17.x before 2.17.2, 2.18.x before 2.18.1, and 2.19.x before 2.19.1 allows remote code execution during processing of a recursive "git clone" of a superproject if a .gitmodules file has a URL field beginning with a '-' character.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
git · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.3 git 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.3 Oct 5, 2018
git-all · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.3 git-all 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.3 Oct 5, 2018
git-cvs · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.3 git-cvs 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.3 Oct 5, 2018
git-daemon-run · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.3 git-daemon-run 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.3 Oct 5, 2018
git-daemon-sysvinit · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.3 git-daemon-sysvinit 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.3 Oct 5, 2018
git-el · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.3 git-el 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.3 Oct 5, 2018
git-email · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.3 git-email 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.3 Oct 5, 2018
git-gui · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.3 git-gui 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.3 Oct 5, 2018
git-man · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.3 git-man 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.3 Oct 5, 2018
git-mediawiki · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.3 git-mediawiki 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.3 Oct 5, 2018
git-svn · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.3 git-svn 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.3 Oct 5, 2018
gitk · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.3 gitk 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.3 Oct 5, 2018
gitweb · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.3 gitweb 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.3 Oct 5, 2018

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