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CVE-2010-2542

Publication date 11 August 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Stack-based buffer overflow in the is_git_directory function in setup.c in Git before 1.7.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a long gitdir: field in a .git file in a working copy.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
git 10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected
git-core 10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
9.10 karmic Ignored end of life
9.04 jaunty Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected

Notes

kees

git from hardy and earlier is not what was "git-core". This is a non-issue due to stack-protector.