Cygwin Git is a patch set for the git command line tool for the cygwin environment. A specially crafted repository that contains symbolic links as well as files with backslash characters in the file name may cause just-checked out code to be executed while checking out a repository using Git on Cygwin. The problem will be patched in the Cygwin Git v2.31.1-2 release. At time of writing, the vulnerability is present in the upstream Git source code; any Cygwin user who compiles Git for themselves from upstream sources should manually apply a patch to mitigate the vulnerability. As mitigation users should not clone or pull from repositories from untrusted sources. CVE-2019-1354 was an equivalent vulnerability in Git for Visual Studio.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://github.com/me-and/Cygwin-Git/blob/main/check-backslash-safety.patch | Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://lore.kernel.org/git/CA+kUOa=juEdBMVr_gyTKjz7PkPt2DZHkXQyzcQmAWCsEHC_ssw@mail.gmail.com/T/#u | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin-announce/2021-April/010018.html | Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory |
https://github.com/me-and/Cygwin-Git/security/advisories/GHSA-rmp3-wq55-f557 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2021-04-29 14:15
Updated : 2021-05-11 09:17
NVD link : CVE-2021-29468
Mitre link : CVE-2021-29468
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CWE
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
Products Affected
cygwin
- git