{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-5686-2",
  "summary": "git vulnerability",
  "details": "USN-5686-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Git. This update\nprovides the corresponding fix for CVE-2022-39260 on Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Kevin Backhouse discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain command\n strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or\n arbitrary code execution.\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2022-39260"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2022-11-17T19:36:53Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-25T10:46:08Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "git",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/git@1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm3"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1:2.5.0-1",
        "1:2.6.2-1",
        "1:2.6.3-1",
        "1:2.6.4-1",
        "1:2.7.0~rc3-1",
        "1:2.7.0-1",
        "1:2.7.3-0ubuntu1",
        "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1",
        "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.1",
        "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.2",
        "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.3",
        "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.4",
        "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.5",
        "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.6",
        "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.7",
        "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.8",
        "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.9",
        "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10",
        "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm1"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
            "binary_name": "git",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "git-all",
            "binary_version": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "git-arch",
            "binary_version": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "git-core",
            "binary_version": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "git-cvs",
            "binary_version": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "git-daemon-run",
            "binary_version": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "git-daemon-sysvinit",
            "binary_version": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "git-el",
            "binary_version": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "git-email",
            "binary_version": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "git-gui",
            "binary_version": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "git-man",
            "binary_version": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "git-mediawiki",
            "binary_version": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "git-svn",
            "binary_version": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "gitk",
            "binary_version": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "gitweb",
            "binary_version": "1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm3"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2022-39260",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5686-2"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-39260"
    }
  ]
}