ubuntu-cve-2022-42906
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2022-10-13 03:15
Modified
2026-05-20 14:56
Summary
Details

powerline-gitstatus (aka Powerline Gitstatus) before 1.3.2 allows arbitrary code execution. git repositories can contain per-repository configuration that changes the behavior of git, including running arbitrary commands. When using powerline-gitstatus, changing to a directory automatically runs git commands in order to display information about the current repository in the prompt. If an attacker can convince a user to change their current directory to one controlled by the attacker, such as in a shared filesystem or extracted archive, powerline-gitstatus will run arbitrary commands under the attacker's control. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2022-20001.

Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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          {
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            "binary_version": "1.3.1-1"
          },
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          }
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      },
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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "powerline-gitstatus (aka Powerline Gitstatus) before 1.3.2 allows arbitrary code execution. git repositories can contain per-repository configuration that changes the behavior of git, including running arbitrary commands. When using powerline-gitstatus, changing to a directory automatically runs git commands in order to display information about the current repository in the prompt. If an attacker can convince a user to change their current directory to one controlled by the attacker, such as in a shared filesystem or extracted archive, powerline-gitstatus will run arbitrary commands under the attacker\u0027s control. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2022-20001.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42906",
  "modified": "2026-05-20T14:56:15Z",
  "published": "2022-10-13T03:15:00Z",
  "references": [
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-42906"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/jaspernbrouwer/powerline-gitstatus/issues/45"
    },
    {
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      "url": "https://github.com/jaspernbrouwer/powerline-gitstatus/pull/46"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/jaspernbrouwer/powerline-gitstatus/releases/tag/v1.3.2"
    },
    {
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2022-42906"
  ]
}



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