CVE-2020-12279

libgit2-26: An issue was discovered in libgit2 before 0.28.4 and 0.9x before 0.99.0

CVE-2020-12279 is fixed in libgit2-26 on 1 platform by libgit2-26 0.26.0+dfsg.1-1.1ubuntu0.2+esm1 (version 0.26.0+dfsg.1-1.1ubuntu0.2+esm1), released February 6, 2024. 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
0.0507
92nd percentile

An issue was discovered in libgit2 before 0.28.4 and 0.9x before 0.99.0. checkout.c mishandles equivalent filenames that exist because of NTFS short names. This may allow remote code execution when cloning a repository. This issue is similar to CVE-2019-1353.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libgit2-26 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 0.26.0+dfsg.1-1.1ubuntu0.2+esm1 libgit2-26 0.26.0+dfsg.1-1.1ubuntu0.2+esm1 Feb 6, 2024

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