Back Linuxsecurity Ubuntu 24.04 GitHub CLI Significant File Overwrite Security Risk USN-8012
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in GitHub CLI. Software Description: - gh: GitHub for the terminal Details: It was discovered that GitHub CLI could behave unexpectedly if users downloaded a malicious GitHub Actions workflow artifact through gh run download. An attacker could possibly use this issue to create or overwrite files in unintended directories. (CVE-2024-54132) It was discovered that GitHub CLI could behave unexpectedly when cloning repositories containing git submodules hosted outside of GitHub.com and ghe.com. An attacker could possibly use this issue to gather authentication tokens. (CVE-2024-53858)
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in GitHub CLI. Software Description: - gh: GitHub for the terminal Details: It was discovered that GitHub CLI could behave unexpectedly if users downloaded a malicious GitHub Actions workflow artifact through gh run download. An attacker could possibly use this issue to create or overwrite files in unintended directories. (CVE-2024-54132) It was discovered that GitHub CLI could behave unexpectedly when cloning repositories containing git submodules hosted outside of GitHub.com and ghe.com. An attacker could possibly use this issue to gather authentication tokens. (CVE-2024-53858)
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS gh 2.45.0-1ubuntu0.3+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS gh 2.45.0-1ubuntu0.3+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
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