SB20230816125 - Fedora 37 update for rust-bat-0.21.0-6.fc37 rust-cargo-c-0.9.12-3.fc37 rust-exa-0.10.1-9.fc37 rust-git-delta-0.13.0-4.fc37 rust-gitui-0.20.1-6.fc37 rust-pore-0.1.8-2.fc37 rust-pretty-git-prompt-0.2.1-15.fc37 rust-rd-agent-2.1.2-7.fc37 rust-rd-hashd-2.1.2- 

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SB20230816125 - Fedora 37 update for rust-bat-0.21.0-6.fc37 rust-cargo-c-0.9.12-3.fc37 rust-exa-0.10.1-9.fc37 rust-git-delta-0.13.0-4.fc37 rust-gitui-0.20.1-6.fc37 rust-pore-0.1.8-2.fc37 rust-pretty-git-prompt-0.2.1-15.fc37 rust-rd-agent-2.1.2-7.fc37 rust-rd-hashd-2.1.2-

Published: August 16, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB20230816125
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Untrusted search path (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24765)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application uses by default the C:\.git folder. A local user with ability to write files into the said directory can place a malicious file into it and execute it with elevated privileges.

Users of the Microsoft fork of Git are vulnerable simply by starting a Git Bash.


2) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29187)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A remote user can bypass implemented security restrictions and privilege escalation on the system when navigating as root into a shared tmp directory owned by the victim, but where an attacker can create a git repository.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References