high
7.8
CWE
74
Advisory Published
CVE Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2023-29007: Arbitrary configuration injection via `git submodule deinit`

First published: Thu Apr 20 2023(Updated: )

<a href="https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-29007">CVE-2023-29007</a> When renaming or deleting a section from a configuration file,certain malicious configuration values may be misinterpreted as the beginning of a new configuration section, leading to arbitrary configuration injection.

Credit: security-advisories@github.com security-advisories@github.com security-advisories@github.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/git<0:1.8.3.1-25.el7_9
0:1.8.3.1-25.el7_9
redhat/git<0:2.39.3-1.el8_8
0:2.39.3-1.el8_8
redhat/git<0:2.18.4-3.el8_1
0:2.18.4-3.el8_1
redhat/git<0:2.18.4-4.el8_2
0:2.18.4-4.el8_2
redhat/git<0:2.27.0-4.el8_4
0:2.27.0-4.el8_4
redhat/git<0:2.31.1-4.el8_6
0:2.31.1-4.el8_6
redhat/git<0:2.39.3-1.el9_2
0:2.39.3-1.el9_2
redhat/git<0:2.31.1-5.el9_0
0:2.31.1-5.el9_0
redhat/rh-git227-git<0:2.27.0-6.el7
0:2.27.0-6.el7
debian/git<=1:2.30.2-1+deb11u2
1:2.30.2-1+deb11u4
1:2.39.5-0+deb12u1
1:2.39.5-0+deb12u2
1:2.47.2-0.1
IBM QRadar Security Information and Event Manager<=7.5.0 - 7.5.0 UP6
Git<2.30.9
Git>=2.31.0<2.31.8
Git>=2.32.0<2.32.7
Git>=2.33.0<2.33.8
Git>=2.34.0<2.34.8
Git>=2.35.0<2.35.8
Git>=2.36.0<2.36.5
Git>=2.37.0<2.37.7
Git>=2.38.0<2.38.5
Git>=2.39.0<2.39.3
Git=2.40.0
Fedora=37
Fedora=38
Fedora=36
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019=16.11
fix available externally
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017=15.9
fix available externally
Visual Studio Professional 2022=17.6
fix available externally
Visual Studio Professional 2022=17.2
fix available externally
Visual Studio Professional 2022=17.0
fix available externally

Remedy

https://github.com/git/git/commit/528290f8c61222433a8cf02fb7cfffa8438432b4

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2023-29007?

    CVE-2023-29007 is an arbitrary configuration injection vulnerability in Git that allows exploitation via the 'git submodule deinit' command when handling specially crafted .gitmodules files.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2023-29007?

    The severity of CVE-2023-29007 is high, with a CVSS score of 7.8.

  • How does CVE-2023-29007 affect Git?

    CVE-2023-29007 affects Git versions prior to 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.

  • How can CVE-2023-29007 be exploited?

    CVE-2023-29007 can be exploited by providing a specially crafted .gitmodules file with submodule URLs that are longer than 1024 characters when using the 'git submodule deinit' command.

  • Is there a remedy for CVE-2023-29007?

    Yes, upgrading Git 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, or 2.40.1 will mitigate the vulnerability.

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