Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 6, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-17456
CVE-2018-17456
Description
Git before 2.14.5, 2.15.x before 2.15.3, 2.16.x before 2.16.5, 2.17.x before 2.17.2, 2.18.x before 2.18.1, and 2.19.x before 2.19.1 allows remote code execution during processing of a recursive "git clone" of a superproject if a .gitmodules file has a URL field beginning with a '-' character.
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Affected products
25- osv-coords24 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/git&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/git&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/libgit2&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/git&distro=HPE%20Helion%20OpenStack%208pkg:rpm/suse/git&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg:rpm/suse/git&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015pkg:rpm/suse/git&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/git&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015pkg:rpm/suse/git&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/git&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/git&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/git&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/git&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/git&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/git&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/git&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/git&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/git&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/git&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/git&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/git&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/git&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/git&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%208pkg:rpm/suse/libgit2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015
< 2.26.1-lp151.4.9.1+ 23 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.26.1-lp151.4.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.33.0-1.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.1-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.12.3-27.17.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.12.3-27.17.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.16.4-3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.26.1-3.25.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.16.4-3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.26.1-3.25.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.12.3-27.17.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.12.3-27.17.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.12.3-27.17.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.12.3-27.17.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.12.3-27.17.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.12.3-27.17.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.12.3-27.17.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.12.3-27.17.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.12.3-27.17.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.12.3-27.17.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.12.3-27.17.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.12.3-27.17.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.12.3-27.17.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.12.3-27.17.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26.8-3.8.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
18- github.com/git/git/commit/1a7fd1fb2998002da6e9ff2ee46e1bdd25ee8404nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/git/git/commit/a124133e1e6ab5c7a9fef6d0e6bcb084e3455b46nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45548/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45631/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/152173/Sourcetree-Git-Arbitrary-Code-Execution-URL-Handling.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105523nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/107511nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041811nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3408nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3541nvdThird Party Advisory
- marc.infonvdThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/30nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3791-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4311nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/06/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.htmlnvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0316nvd
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