ALPINE-CVE-2022-41903
Git is distributed revision control system. `git log` can display commits in an arbitrary format using its `--format` specifiers. This functionality is also exposed to `git archive` via the `export-subst` gitattribute. When processing the padding operators, there is a integer overflow in `pretty.c::format_and_pad_commit()` where a `size_t` is stored improperly as an `int`, and then added as an offset to a `memcpy()`. This overflow can be triggered directly by a user running a command which invokes the commit formatting machinery (e.g., `git log --format=...`). It may also be triggered indirectly through git archive via the export-subst mechanism, which expands format specifiers inside of files within the repository during a git archive. This integer overflow can result in arbitrary heap writes, which may result in arbitrary code execution. The problem has been patched in the versions published on 2023-01-17, going back to v2.30.7. Users are advised to upgrade. Users who are unable to upgrade should disable `git archive` in untrusted repositories. If you expose git archive via `git daemon`, disable it by running `git config --global daemon.uploadArch false`.
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.18 | git | 2.9.3-r0, 2.9.2-r0, 2.9.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | git | 1.7.2.3-r0, 2.9.2-r0, 2.9.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | git | 2.9.3-r0, 2.3.7-r0, 2.30.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | git | 1.6.0.4-r2, 1.6.1-r0, 1.6.1.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | git | 1.9.2-r0, 0, 1.6.0.4-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | git | 1.7.0.3-r0, 2.7.0-r0, 2.6.4-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | git | 2.9.3-r0, 2.9.2-r0, 2.9.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | git | 2.6.1-r0, 0, 1.6.0.4-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | git | 2.33.0-r1, 2.37.0-r0, 2.32.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | git | 1.6.5.3-r0, 1.6.5.2-r0, 1.6.4.4-r0 |
Timeline
- Jan 17, 2023 CVE Published
- Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch