CVE-2018-11235

In Git before 2.13.7, 2.14.x before 2.14.4, 2.15.x before 2.15.2, 2.16.x before 2.16.4, and 2.17.x before 2.17.1, remote code execution can occur. With a crafted .gitmodules file, a malicious project can execute an arbitrary script on a machine that runs "git clone --recurse-submodules" because submodule "names" are obtained from this file, and then appended to $GIT_DIR/modules, leading to directory traversal with "../" in a name. Finally, post-checkout hooks from a submodule are executed, bypassing the intended design in which hooks are not obtained from a remote server.

• CWE-22

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104345Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040991Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1957Third Party Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2147Third Party Advisory
• https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/devops/2018/05/29/announcing-the-may-2018-git-security-vulnerability/Patch, Technical Description, Vendor Advisory
• https://marc.info/?l=git&m=152761328506724&w=2Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-13Third Party Advisory
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3671-1/Third Party Advisory
• https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4212Third Party Advisory
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44822/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104345Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040991Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1957Third Party Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2147Third Party Advisory
• https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/devops/2018/05/29/announcing-the-may-2018-git-security-vulnerability/Patch, Technical Description, Vendor Advisory
• https://marc.info/?l=git&m=152761328506724&w=2Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-13Third Party Advisory
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3671-1/Third Party Advisory
• https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4212Third Party Advisory
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44822/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Published

May 30, 2018

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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