CVE-2023-25652

GitHub: CVE-2023-25652 "git apply --reject" partially-controlled arbitrary file write

CVE-2023-25652 is fixed in 28 products on 2 platforms, first by Git 2.40.1, released April 25, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

HighFixed on 2 platforms
CVSS
7.5
Important
Exploitation
None reported
Exploitation Less Likely
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.5188
98th percentile

Git is a revision control system. Prior to versions 2.30.9, 2.31.8, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, 2.34.8, 2.35.8, 2.36.6, 2.37.7, 2.38.5, 2.39.3, and 2.40.1, by feeding specially crafted input to `git apply --reject`, a path outside the working tree can be overwritten with partially controlled contents (corresponding to the rejected hunk(s) from the given patch). A fix is available in versions 2.30.9, 2.31.8, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, 2.34.8, 2.35.8, 2.36.6, 2.37.7, 2.38.5, 2.39.3, and 2.40.1. As a workaround, avoid using `git apply` with `--reject` when applying patches from an untrusted source. Use `git apply --stat` to inspect a patch before applying; avoid applying one that create a conflict where a link corresponding to the `*.rej` file exists.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Windows apps
Git 2.40.1 Git 2.40.1 Apr 25, 2023
Linux
git · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 1:2.39.5-0+deb12u1 DSA-5769-1 Sep 13, 2024
git · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 1:2.40.1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25652 Apr 25, 2023
git · Debian 14 1:2.40.1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25652 Apr 25, 2023
git · RHEL 8 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8 RHSA-2023:3246 May 22, 2023
git · RHEL 9 0:2.39.3-1.el9_2 RHSA-2023:3245 May 22, 2023
git · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18 git 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18 Apr 25, 2023
git · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.11 git 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.11 Apr 25, 2023
git · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.9 git 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.9 Apr 25, 2023
git · almalinux 8 2.39.3-1.el8_8 ALSA-2023:3246 May 22, 2023
git · almalinux 9 2.39.3-1.el9_2 ALSA-2023:3245 May 22, 2023
git · amzn 2023 2.40.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-180 May 11, 2023
git · ol 8 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8 ELSA-2023-3246 May 24, 2023
git · ol 9 0:2.39.3-1.el9_2 ELSA-2023-3245 May 23, 2023
git · rocky 8 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8 RLSA-2023:3246 May 25, 2023
git-all · RHEL 8 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8 RHSA-2023:3246 May 22, 2023
git-all · RHEL 9 0:2.39.3-1.el9_2 RHSA-2023:3245 May 22, 2023
git-all · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18 git-all 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18 Apr 25, 2023
git-all · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.11 git-all 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.11 Apr 25, 2023
git-all · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.9 git-all 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.9 Apr 25, 2023
git-all · almalinux 8 2.39.3-1.el8_8 ALSA-2023:3246 May 22, 2023
git-all · almalinux 9 2.39.3-1.el9_2 ALSA-2023:3245 May 22, 2023
git-all · amzn 2023 2.40.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-180 May 11, 2023
git-all · ol 8 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8 ELSA-2023-3246 May 24, 2023
git-all · ol 9 0:2.39.3-1.el9_2 ELSA-2023-3245 May 23, 2023
git-core · RHEL 8 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8 RHSA-2023:3246 May 22, 2023
git-core · RHEL 9 0:2.39.3-1.el9_2 RHSA-2023:3245 May 22, 2023
git-core · almalinux 8 2.39.3-1.el8_8 ALSA-2023:3246 May 22, 2023
git-core · almalinux 9 2.39.3-1.el9_2 ALSA-2023:3245 May 22, 2023
git-core · amzn 2023 2.40.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-180 May 11, 2023
git-core · ol 8 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8 ELSA-2023-3246 May 24, 2023
git-core · ol 9 0:2.39.3-1.el9_2 ELSA-2023-3245 May 23, 2023
git-core-debuginfo · amzn 2023 2.40.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-180 May 11, 2023
git-core-doc · RHEL 8 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8 RHSA-2023:3246 May 22, 2023
git-core-doc · RHEL 9 0:2.39.3-1.el9_2 RHSA-2023:3245 May 22, 2023
git-core-doc · almalinux 8 2.39.3-1.el8_8 ALSA-2023:3246 May 22, 2023
git-core-doc · almalinux 9 2.39.3-1.el9_2 ALSA-2023:3245 May 22, 2023
git-core-doc · amzn 2023 2.40.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-180 May 11, 2023
git-core-doc · ol 8 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8 ELSA-2023-3246 May 24, 2023
git-core-doc · ol 9 0:2.39.3-1.el9_2 ELSA-2023-3245 May 23, 2023
git-credential-libsecret · RHEL 8 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8 RHSA-2023:3246 May 22, 2023
git-credential-libsecret · RHEL 9 0:2.39.3-1.el9_2 RHSA-2023:3245 May 22, 2023
git-credential-libsecret · almalinux 8 2.39.3-1.el8_8 ALSA-2023:3246 May 22, 2023
git-credential-libsecret · almalinux 9 2.39.3-1.el9_2 ALSA-2023:3245 May 22, 2023
git-credential-libsecret · amzn 2023 2.40.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-180 May 11, 2023
git-credential-libsecret · ol 8 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8 ELSA-2023-3246 May 24, 2023
git-credential-libsecret · ol 9 0:2.39.3-1.el9_2 ELSA-2023-3245 May 23, 2023
git-credential-libsecret-debuginfo · amzn 2023 2.40.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-180 May 11, 2023
git-cvs · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18 git-cvs 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18 Apr 25, 2023
git-cvs · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.11 git-cvs 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.11 Apr 25, 2023
git-cvs · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.9 git-cvs 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.9 Apr 25, 2023
git-cvs · amzn 2023 2.40.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-180 May 11, 2023
git-daemon · RHEL 8 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8 RHSA-2023:3246 May 22, 2023
git-daemon · RHEL 9 0:2.39.3-1.el9_2 RHSA-2023:3245 May 22, 2023
git-daemon · almalinux 8 2.39.3-1.el8_8 ALSA-2023:3246 May 22, 2023
git-daemon · almalinux 9 2.39.3-1.el9_2 ALSA-2023:3245 May 22, 2023
git-daemon · amzn 2023 2.40.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-180 May 11, 2023
git-daemon · ol 8 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8 ELSA-2023-3246 May 24, 2023
git-daemon · ol 9 0:2.39.3-1.el9_2 ELSA-2023-3245 May 23, 2023
git-daemon-debuginfo · amzn 2023 2.40.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-180 May 11, 2023
git-daemon-run · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18 git-daemon-run 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18 Apr 25, 2023
git-daemon-run · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.11 git-daemon-run 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.11 Apr 25, 2023
git-daemon-run · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.9 git-daemon-run 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.9 Apr 25, 2023
git-daemon-sysvinit · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18 git-daemon-sysvinit 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18 Apr 25, 2023
git-daemon-sysvinit · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.11 git-daemon-sysvinit 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.11 Apr 25, 2023
git-daemon-sysvinit · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.9 git-daemon-sysvinit 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.9 Apr 25, 2023
git-debuginfo · amzn 2023 2.40.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-180 May 11, 2023
git-debugsource · amzn 2023 2.40.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-180 May 11, 2023
git-el · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18 git-el 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18 Apr 25, 2023
git-el · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.11 git-el 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.11 Apr 25, 2023
git-email · RHEL 8 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8 RHSA-2023:3246 May 22, 2023
git-email · RHEL 9 0:2.39.3-1.el9_2 RHSA-2023:3245 May 22, 2023
git-email · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18 git-email 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18 Apr 25, 2023
git-email · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.11 git-email 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.11 Apr 25, 2023
git-email · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.9 git-email 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.9 Apr 25, 2023
git-email · almalinux 8 2.39.3-1.el8_8 ALSA-2023:3246 May 22, 2023
git-email · almalinux 9 2.39.3-1.el9_2 ALSA-2023:3245 May 22, 2023
git-email · amzn 2023 2.40.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-180 May 11, 2023
git-email · ol 8 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8 ELSA-2023-3246 May 24, 2023
git-email · ol 9 0:2.39.3-1.el9_2 ELSA-2023-3245 May 23, 2023
git-gui · RHEL 8 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8 RHSA-2023:3246 May 22, 2023
git-gui · RHEL 9 0:2.39.3-1.el9_2 RHSA-2023:3245 May 22, 2023
git-gui · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18 git-gui 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18 Apr 25, 2023
git-gui · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.11 git-gui 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.11 Apr 25, 2023
git-gui · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.9 git-gui 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.9 Apr 25, 2023
git-gui · almalinux 8 2.39.3-1.el8_8 ALSA-2023:3246 May 22, 2023
git-gui · almalinux 9 2.39.3-1.el9_2 ALSA-2023:3245 May 22, 2023
git-gui · amzn 2023 2.40.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-180 May 11, 2023
git-gui · ol 8 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8 ELSA-2023-3246 May 24, 2023
git-gui · ol 9 0:2.39.3-1.el9_2 ELSA-2023-3245 May 23, 2023
git-instaweb · RHEL 8 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8 RHSA-2023:3246 May 22, 2023
git-instaweb · RHEL 9 0:2.39.3-1.el9_2 RHSA-2023:3245 May 22, 2023
git-instaweb · almalinux 8 2.39.3-1.el8_8 ALSA-2023:3246 May 22, 2023
git-instaweb · almalinux 9 2.39.3-1.el9_2 ALSA-2023:3245 May 22, 2023
git-instaweb · amzn 2023 2.40.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-180 May 11, 2023
git-instaweb · ol 8 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8 ELSA-2023-3246 May 24, 2023
git-instaweb · ol 9 0:2.39.3-1.el9_2 ELSA-2023-3245 May 23, 2023
git-man · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18 git-man 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18 Apr 25, 2023
git-man · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.11 git-man 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.11 Apr 25, 2023
git-man · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.9 git-man 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.9 Apr 25, 2023
git-mediawiki · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18 git-mediawiki 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18 Apr 25, 2023
git-mediawiki · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.11 git-mediawiki 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.11 Apr 25, 2023
git-mediawiki · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.9 git-mediawiki 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.9 Apr 25, 2023
git-p4 · amzn 2023 2.40.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-180 May 11, 2023
git-subtree · RHEL 8 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8 RHSA-2023:3246 May 22, 2023
git-subtree · RHEL 9 0:2.39.3-1.el9_2 RHSA-2023:3245 May 22, 2023
git-subtree · almalinux 8 2.39.3-1.el8_8 ALSA-2023:3246 May 22, 2023
git-subtree · almalinux 9 2.39.3-1.el9_2 ALSA-2023:3245 May 22, 2023
git-subtree · amzn 2023 2.40.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-180 May 11, 2023
git-subtree · ol 8 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8 ELSA-2023-3246 May 24, 2023
git-subtree · ol 9 0:2.39.3-1.el9_2 ELSA-2023-3245 May 23, 2023
git-svn · RHEL 8 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8 RHSA-2023:3246 May 22, 2023
git-svn · RHEL 9 0:2.39.3-1.el9_2 RHSA-2023:3245 May 22, 2023
git-svn · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18 git-svn 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18 Apr 25, 2023
git-svn · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.11 git-svn 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.11 Apr 25, 2023
git-svn · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.9 git-svn 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.9 Apr 25, 2023
git-svn · almalinux 8 2.39.3-1.el8_8 ALSA-2023:3246 May 22, 2023
git-svn · almalinux 9 2.39.3-1.el9_2 ALSA-2023:3245 May 22, 2023
git-svn · amzn 2023 2.40.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-180 May 11, 2023
git-svn · ol 8 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8 ELSA-2023-3246 May 24, 2023
git-svn · ol 9 0:2.39.3-1.el9_2 ELSA-2023-3245 May 23, 2023
gitk · RHEL 8 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8 RHSA-2023:3246 May 22, 2023
gitk · RHEL 9 0:2.39.3-1.el9_2 RHSA-2023:3245 May 22, 2023
gitk · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18 gitk 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18 Apr 25, 2023
gitk · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.11 gitk 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.11 Apr 25, 2023
gitk · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.9 gitk 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.9 Apr 25, 2023
gitk · almalinux 8 2.39.3-1.el8_8 ALSA-2023:3246 May 22, 2023
gitk · almalinux 9 2.39.3-1.el9_2 ALSA-2023:3245 May 22, 2023
gitk · amzn 2023 2.40.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-180 May 11, 2023
gitk · ol 8 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8 ELSA-2023-3246 May 24, 2023
gitk · ol 9 0:2.39.3-1.el9_2 ELSA-2023-3245 May 23, 2023
gitweb · RHEL 8 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8 RHSA-2023:3246 May 22, 2023
gitweb · RHEL 9 0:2.39.3-1.el9_2 RHSA-2023:3245 May 22, 2023
gitweb · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18 gitweb 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18 Apr 25, 2023
gitweb · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.11 gitweb 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.11 Apr 25, 2023
gitweb · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.9 gitweb 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.9 Apr 25, 2023
gitweb · almalinux 8 2.39.3-1.el8_8 ALSA-2023:3246 May 22, 2023
gitweb · almalinux 9 2.39.3-1.el9_2 ALSA-2023:3245 May 22, 2023
gitweb · amzn 2023 2.40.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-180 May 11, 2023
gitweb · ol 8 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8 ELSA-2023-3246 May 24, 2023
gitweb · ol 9 0:2.39.3-1.el9_2 ELSA-2023-3245 May 23, 2023
perl-Git · RHEL 8 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8 RHSA-2023:3246 May 22, 2023
perl-Git · RHEL 9 0:2.39.3-1.el9_2 RHSA-2023:3245 May 22, 2023
perl-Git · almalinux 8 2.39.3-1.el8_8 ALSA-2023:3246 May 22, 2023
perl-Git · almalinux 9 2.39.3-1.el9_2 ALSA-2023:3245 May 22, 2023
perl-Git · amzn 2023 2.40.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-180 May 11, 2023
perl-Git · ol 8 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8 ELSA-2023-3246 May 24, 2023
perl-Git · ol 9 0:2.39.3-1.el9_2 ELSA-2023-3245 May 23, 2023
perl-Git-SVN · RHEL 8 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8 RHSA-2023:3246 May 22, 2023
perl-Git-SVN · RHEL 9 0:2.39.3-1.el9_2 RHSA-2023:3245 May 22, 2023
perl-Git-SVN · almalinux 8 2.39.3-1.el8_8 ALSA-2023:3246 May 22, 2023
perl-Git-SVN · almalinux 9 2.39.3-1.el9_2 ALSA-2023:3245 May 22, 2023
perl-Git-SVN · amzn 2023 2.40.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-180 May 11, 2023
perl-Git-SVN · ol 8 0:2.39.3-1.el8_8 ELSA-2023-3246 May 24, 2023
perl-Git-SVN · ol 9 0:2.39.3-1.el9_2 ELSA-2023-3245 May 23, 2023

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