ubuntu-cve-2022-29187
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Git is a distributed revision control system. Git prior to versions 2.37.1, 2.36.2, 2.35.4, 2.34.4, 2.33.4, 2.32.3, 2.31.4, and 2.30.5, is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all platforms. An unsuspecting user could still be affected by the issue reported in CVE-2022-24765, for example when navigating as root into a shared tmp directory that is owned by them, but where an attacker could create a git repository. Versions 2.37.1, 2.36.2, 2.35.4, 2.34.4, 2.33.4, 2.32.3, 2.31.4, and 2.30.5 contain a patch for this issue. The simplest way to avoid being affected by the exploit described in the example is to avoid running git as root (or an Administrator in Windows), and if needed to reduce its use to a minimum. While a generic workaround is not possible, a system could be hardened from the exploit described in the example by removing any such repository if it exists already and creating one as root to block any future attacks.
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
{
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"availability": "No subscription required",
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"1:2.15.1-1ubuntu2",
"1:2.17.0-1ubuntu1",
"1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.1",
"1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.3",
"1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.4",
"1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.5",
"1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6",
"1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.7",
"1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.8",
"1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.9",
"1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.10",
"1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.11"
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"availability": "No subscription required",
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{
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"binary_version": "1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.5"
},
{
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"binary_version": "1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.5"
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{
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{
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{
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{
"binary_name": "git-email",
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{
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"binary_name": "gitk",
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"binary_version": "1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.5"
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"package": {
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"name": "git",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/git@1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.5?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
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"1:2.20.1-2ubuntu1",
"1:2.24.0-1ubuntu1",
"1:2.24.0-1ubuntu2",
"1:2.25.0-1ubuntu1",
"1:2.25.1-1ubuntu1",
"1:2.25.1-1ubuntu2",
"1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3",
"1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.1",
"1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.2",
"1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.3",
"1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.4"
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},
{
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"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "git",
"binary_version": "1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.4"
},
{
"binary_name": "git-all",
"binary_version": "1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.4"
},
{
"binary_name": "git-cvs",
"binary_version": "1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.4"
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{
"binary_name": "git-daemon-run",
"binary_version": "1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.4"
},
{
"binary_name": "git-daemon-sysvinit",
"binary_version": "1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.4"
},
{
"binary_name": "git-email",
"binary_version": "1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.4"
},
{
"binary_name": "git-gui",
"binary_version": "1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.4"
},
{
"binary_name": "git-man",
"binary_version": "1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.4"
},
{
"binary_name": "git-mediawiki",
"binary_version": "1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.4"
},
{
"binary_name": "git-svn",
"binary_version": "1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.4"
},
{
"binary_name": "gitk",
"binary_version": "1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.4"
},
{
"binary_name": "gitweb",
"binary_version": "1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.4"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
"name": "git",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/git@1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.4?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
},
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}
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"versions": [
"1:2.32.0-1ubuntu1",
"1:2.33.1-1ubuntu1",
"1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1",
"1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.1",
"1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.2"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "Git is a distributed revision control system. Git prior to versions 2.37.1, 2.36.2, 2.35.4, 2.34.4, 2.33.4, 2.32.3, 2.31.4, and 2.30.5, is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all platforms. An unsuspecting user could still be affected by the issue reported in CVE-2022-24765, for example when navigating as root into a shared tmp directory that is owned by them, but where an attacker could create a git repository. Versions 2.37.1, 2.36.2, 2.35.4, 2.34.4, 2.33.4, 2.32.3, 2.31.4, and 2.30.5 contain a patch for this issue. The simplest way to avoid being affected by the exploit described in the example is to avoid running git as root (or an Administrator in Windows), and if needed to reduce its use to a minimum. While a generic workaround is not possible, a system could be hardened from the exploit described in the example by removing any such repository if it exists already and creating one as root to block any future attacks.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29187",
"modified": "2025-09-08T16:50:12Z",
"published": "2022-07-12T17:00:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-29187"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5511-1"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29187"
}
],
"related": [
"USN-5511-1"
],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"upstream": [
"CVE-2022-29187"
]
}
Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date | Other |
|---|
Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.