USN-7207-1: Git vulnerabilities

USN-7207-1: Git vulnerabilities
14 January 2025

Several security issues were fixed in Git.

Releases
Ubuntu 24.10 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Packages
git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system

Details
It was discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain URLs when
asking for credentials. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to mislead the user into typing passwords for trusted
sites that would then be sent to untrusted sites instead.
(CVE-2024-50349)

It was discovered that git incorrectly handled line endings when
using credential helpers. (CVE-2024-52006)

Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 24.10

• git - 1:2.45.2-1ubuntu1.1
  Ubuntu 24.04
• git - 1:2.43.0-1ubuntu7.2
  Ubuntu 22.04
• git - 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.12
  In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.