CVE-2024-32002

CRITICAL EPSS 97.7%
Published May 14, 20242y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
9.0 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published May 14, 2024 2y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

Git is a revision control system. Prior to versions 2.45.1, 2.44.1, 2.43.4, 2.42.2, 2.41.1, 2.40.2, and 2.39.4, repositories with submodules can be crafted in a way that exploits a bug in Git whereby it can be fooled into writing files not into the submodule's worktree but into a `.git/` directory. This allows writing a hook that will be executed while the clone operation is still running, giving the user no opportunity to inspect the code that is being executed. The problem has been patched in versions 2.45.1, 2.44.1, 2.43.4, 2.42.2, 2.41.1, 2.40.2, and 2.39.4. If symbolic link support is disabled in Git (e.g. via `git config --global core.symlinks false`), the described attack won't work. As always, it is best to avoid cloning repositories from untrusted sources.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.0
Exploitability
2.2
Impact
6.0
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
97.7% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 3

CWE-22 Path Traversal Resource Mgmt
CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Resource Mgmt
CWE-59

Affected Products 7

VendorProductVersionRange
gitgit* <2.39.4
gitgit*≥2.40.0  –  <2.40.2
gitgit*≥2.42.0  –  <2.42.2
gitgit*≥2.43.0  –  <2.43.4
gitgit2.41.0any
gitgit2.44.0any
gitgit2.45.0any

References 8

  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/14/2
  • git-scm.com https://git-scm.com/docs/git-clone#Documentation/git-clone.txt---recurse-submodulesltpathspecgt
    Not Applicable
  • git-scm.com https://git-scm.com/docs/git-config#Documentation/git-config.txt-coresymlinks
    Not Applicable
  • github.com https://github.com/git/git/commit/97065761333fd62db1912d81b489db938d8c991d
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/git/git/security/advisories/GHSA-8h77-4q3w-gfgv
    Third Party Advisory
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00018.html
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00009.html
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S4CK4IYTXEOBZTEM5K3T6LWOIZ3S44AR/

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/git/git/commit/97065761333fd62db1912d81b489db938d8c991d
    Patch