Git for Visual Studio Tampering Vulnerability
CVE-2019-1351 is fixed in 13 products on 1 platform, first by git 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.5, released December 10, 2019. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
<p>A tampering vulnerability exists when Git for Visual Studio improperly handles virtual drive paths. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could write arbitrary files and directories to certain locations on a vulnerable system. However, an attacker would have limited control over the destination of the files and directories.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker must clone a file using a specially crafted path on a vulnerable system.</p> <p>The security update fixes the vulnerability by ensuring Git for Visual Studio properly handles folder paths.</p>
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| git · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.5 | git 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.5 | Dec 10, 2019 |
| git-all · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.5 | git-all 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.5 | Dec 10, 2019 |
| git-cvs · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.5 | git-cvs 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.5 | Dec 10, 2019 |
| git-daemon-run · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.5 | git-daemon-run 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.5 | Dec 10, 2019 |
| git-daemon-sysvinit · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.5 | git-daemon-sysvinit 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.5 | Dec 10, 2019 |
| git-el · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.5 | git-el 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.5 | Dec 10, 2019 |
| git-email · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.5 | git-email 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.5 | Dec 10, 2019 |
| git-gui · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.5 | git-gui 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.5 | Dec 10, 2019 |
| git-man · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.5 | git-man 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.5 | Dec 10, 2019 |
| git-mediawiki · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.5 | git-mediawiki 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.5 | Dec 10, 2019 |
| git-svn · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.5 | git-svn 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.5 | Dec 10, 2019 |
| gitk · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.5 | gitk 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.5 | Dec 10, 2019 |
| gitweb · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.5 | gitweb 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.5 | Dec 10, 2019 |
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