Bug 2168161 (CVE-2023-23946)

Summary:	CVE-2023-23946 git: git apply: a path outside the working tree can be overwritten with crafted input
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	TEJ RATHI <trathi>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	bdettelb, caswilli, chazlett, fjansen, hkataria, jburrell, jkoehler, kaycoth, kshier, kyoshida, opohorel, pjindal, security-response-team
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Doc Text:	A vulnerability was found in Git. This security issue occurs when feeding a crafted input to "git apply." A path outside the working tree can be overwritten by the user running "git apply."	Story Points:	---
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Last Closed:	2023-05-22 12:44:02 UTC	Type:	---
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Bug Depends On:	2168200, 2168201, 2170912, 2189873, 2189977, 2190158
Bug Blocks:	2168115

Description TEJ RATHI 2023-02-08 10:44:18 UTC

By feeding a crafted input to "git apply", a path outside the working tree can be overwritten as the user who is running "git apply".

Comment 3 Sandipan Roy 2023-02-17 15:51:32 UTC

Created git tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2170912]

Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2023-05-22 07:04:00 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2023:3245 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3245

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2023-05-22 07:04:35 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2023:3246 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3246

Comment 6 Product Security DevOps Team 2023-05-22 12:44:00 UTC

This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2023-23946

Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2024-01-24 16:41:28 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2024:0407 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0407