Git, a revision control system, is vulnerable to path traversal prior to versions 2.39.2, 2.38.4, 2.37.6, 2.36.5, 2.35.7, 2.34.7, 2.33.7, 2.32.6, 2.31.7, and 2.30.8. By feeding a crafted input to `git apply`, a path outside the working tree can be overwritten as the user who is running `git apply`. A fix has been prepared and will appear in v2.39.2, v2.38.4, v2.37.6, v2.36.5, v2.35.7, v2.34.7, v2.33.7, v2.32.6, v2.31.7, and v2.30.8. As a workaround, use `git apply --stat` to inspect a patch before applying; avoid applying one that creates a symbolic link and then creates a file beyond the symbolic link.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3338-1 git security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5357-1 git security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-28012 Git, a revision control system, is vulnerable to path traversal prior to versions 2.39.2, 2.38.4, 2.37.6, 2.36.5, 2.35.7, 2.34.7, 2.33.7, 2.32.6, 2.31.7, and 2.30.8. By feeding a crafted input to `git apply`, a path outside the working tree can be overwritten as the user who is running `git apply`. A fix has been prepared and will appear in v2.39.2, v2.38.4, v2.37.6, v2.36.5, v2.35.7, v2.34.7, v2.33.7, v2.32.6, v2.31.7, and v2.30.8. As a workaround, use `git apply --stat` to inspect a patch before applying; avoid applying one that creates a symbolic link and then creates a file beyond the symbolic link.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5871-1 Git vulnerabilities
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History

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-08T21:14:08.741Z

Reserved: 2023-01-19T21:12:31.362Z

Link: CVE-2023-23946

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T10:49:07.949Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-14T20:15:17.457

Modified: 2026-10-08T22:17:23.000

Link: CVE-2023-23946

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2023-02-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-23946 - Bugzilla

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