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DEBIAN-CVE-2023-22742

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-22742 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.900000095367432 MEDIUM

libgit2 is a cross-platform, linkable library implementation of Git. When using an SSH remote with the optional libssh2 backend, libgit2 does not perform certificate checking by default. Prior versions of libgit2 require the caller to set the `certificate_check` field of libgit2's `git_remote_callbacks` structure - if a certificate check callback is not set, libgit2 does not perform any certificate checking. This means that by default - without configuring a certificate check callback, clients will not perform validation on the server SSH keys and may be subject to a man-in-the-middle attack. Users are encouraged to upgrade to v1.4.5 or v1.5.1. Users unable to upgrade should ensure that all relevant certificates are manually checked.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
5.900000095367432
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13libgit20, 0, 0
Debian:11libgit21.1.0+dfsg.1, 0, 1.1.0+dfsg.1-4
Debian:14libgit20, 0, 0
Debian:12libgit20, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Jan 20, 2023 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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