Nicolas Joly

Researcher fromMicrosoft Security Response Center
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656Total CVSS
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PT-2019-5023
10
2019-12-10
Git · Git · CVE-2019-1353
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions** Git versions prior to 2.24.1 Git versions prior to 2.23.1 Git versions prior to 2.22.2 Git versions prior to 2.21.1 Git versions prior to 2.20.2 Git versions prior to 2.19.3 Git versions prior to 2.18.2 Git versions prior to 2.17.3 Git versions prior to 2.16.6 Git versions prior to 2.15.4 Git versions prior to 2.14.6 **Description** An issue was found in Git when running in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) while accessing a working directory on a regular Windows drive, where none of the NTFS protections were active. The vulnerability is related to a lack of security mechanism in the Git component, which can allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to confidential data, cause a denial of service, and impact data integrity. **Recommendations** For Git versions prior to 2.24.1, update to version 2.24.1 or later. For Git versions prior to 2.23.1, update to version 2.23.1 or later. For Git versions prior to 2.22.2, update to version 2.22.2 or later. For Git versions prior to 2.21.1, update to version 2.21.1 or later. For Git versions prior to 2.20.2, update to version 2.20.2 or later. For Git versions prior to 2.19.3, update to version 2.19.3 or later. For Git versions prior to 2.18.2, update to version 2.18.2 or later. For Git versions prior to 2.17.3, update to version 2.17.3 or later. For Git versions prior to 2.16.6, update to version 2.16.6 or later. For Git versions prior to 2.15.4, update to version 2.15.4 or later. For Git versions prior to 2.14.6, update to version 2.14.6 or later.