CVE-2023-29007 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-29007: 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_r

Affects 8 Linux releases across 8 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-29007 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

git→ fixed in1:2.30.2-1+deb11u3urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y git
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

git→ fixed in1:2.39.5-0+deb12u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y git
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

git→ fixed in1:2.40.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y git
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

git→ fixed in2.40.1-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade git
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

git→ fixed in2.40.1-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade git
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

git→ fixed in2.40.1-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade git
```

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

git→ fixed in2.40.1-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade git
```

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

git→ fixed in2.40.1-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade git
```

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