CVE-2024-32002

Git's recursive clones on case-insensitive filesystems that support symlinks are susceptible to Remote Code Execution

State
Published
Severity
9.1 Critical
Published
May 14, 2024
Updated
Nov 4, 2025
Reserved
Apr 8, 2024

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Description

Git is a revision control system. Prior to versions 2.45.1, 2.44.1, 2.43.4, 2.42.2, 2.41.1, 2.40.2, and 2.39.4, repositories with submodules can be crafted in a way that exploits a bug in Git whereby it can be fooled into writing files not into the submodule's worktree but into a `.git/` directory. This allows writing a hook that will be executed while the clone operation is still running, giving the user no opportunity to inspect the code that is being executed. The problem has been patched in versions 2.45.1, 2.44.1, 2.43.4, 2.42.2, 2.41.1, 2.40.2, and 2.39.4. If symbolic link support is disabled in Git (e.g. via `git config --global core.symlinks false`), the described attack won't work. As always, it is best to avoid cloning repositories from untrusted sources.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.19.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
  • CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Affected Products

ProductVersions
gitgit
  • = 2.45.0Affected
  • = 2.44.0Affected
  • >= 2.43.0, < 2.43.4Affected
  • >= 2.42.0, < 2.42.2Affected
  • = 2.41.0Affected
  • >= 2.40.0, < 2.40.2Affected
  • < 2.39.4Affected

References

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