CVE-2023-29007
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2023
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
Arbitrary configuration injection via `git submodule deinit`
Git is a revision control system. Prior to versions 2.30.9, 2.31.8, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, 2.34.8, 2.35.8, 2.36.6, 2.37.7, 2.38.5, 2.39.3, and 2.40.1, a specially crafted `.gitmodules` file with submodule URLs that are longer than 1024 characters can used to exploit a bug in `config.c::git_config_copy_or_rename_section_in_file()`. This bug can be used to inject arbitrary configuration into a user's `$GIT_DIR/config` when attempting to remove the configuration section associated with that submodule. When the attacker injects configuration values which specify executables to run (such as `core.pager`, `core.editor`, `core.sshCommand`, etc.) this can lead to a remote code execution. A fix A fix is available in versions 2.30.9, 2.31.8, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, 2.34.8, 2.35.8, 2.36.6, 2.37.7, 2.38.5, 2.39.3, and 2.40.1. As a workaround, avoid running `git submodule deinit` on untrusted repositories or without prior inspection of any submodule sections in `$GIT_DIR/config`.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
git
- Vendor
- git
- Product
- git
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
Unknown
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 2.30.9 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 2.31.0, < 2.31.8 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 2.32.0, < 2.32.7 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 2.33.0, < 2.33.8 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 2.34.0, < 2.34.8 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 2.35.0, < 2.35.8 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 2.36.0, < 2.36.6 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 2.37.0, < 2.37.7 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 2.38.0, < 2.38.5 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 2.39.0, < 2.39.3 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 2.40.0, < 2.40.1 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |