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ALPINE-CVE-2022-41903

ALPINE-CVE-2022-41903 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL

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

CVSS v3.1
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.18git2.9.3-r0, 2.9.2-r0, 2.9.1-r0
Alpine:v3.21git1.7.2.3-r0, 2.9.2-r0, 2.9.1-r0
Alpine:v3.23git2.9.3-r0, 2.3.7-r0, 2.30.0-r0
Alpine:v3.15git1.6.0.4-r2, 1.6.1-r0, 1.6.1.3-r0
Alpine:v3.19git1.9.2-r0, 0, 1.6.0.4-r1
Alpine:v3.20git1.7.0.3-r0, 2.7.0-r0, 2.6.4-r0
Alpine:v3.14git2.9.3-r0, 2.9.2-r0, 2.9.1-r0
Alpine:v3.16git2.6.1-r0, 0, 1.6.0.4-r1
Alpine:v3.17git2.33.0-r1, 2.37.0-r0, 2.32.0-r1
Alpine:v3.22git1.6.5.3-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
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