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 )
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 )
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 )
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 )
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:
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