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TI-2017-05942 Aliases CVE-2017-8386GHSA-xqh5-ghjx-6xv5

git-shell in git before 2.4.12, 2.5.x before 2.5.6, 2.6.x before 2.6.7, 2.7.x before…

Priority MEDIUM 52Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 10 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

git-shell in git before 2.4.12, 2.5.x before 2.5.6, 2.6.x before 2.6.7, 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.8.x before 2.8.5, 2.9.x before 2.9.4, 2.10.x before 2.10.3, 2.11.x before 2.11.2, and 2.12.x before 2.12.3 might allow remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a repository name that starts with a - (dash) character.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.12387 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 10 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 10

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:git:git-shell:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*42.1VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*14.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*16.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*24VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*25VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*26VulnerableFedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git-shell:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 42.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 24 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 25 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 26 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2017:2491 Released 2017-08-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    rh-git29-git security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) rh-git29-emacs-git-2.9.3-3.el6, rh-git29-emacs-git-el-2.9.3-3.el6, rh-git29-git-2.9.3-3.el6 +13
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-git29-git-2.9.3-3.el7, rh-git29-git-all-2.9.3-3.el7, rh-git29-git-core-2.9.3-3.el7 +11
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) rh-git29-emacs-git-2.9.3-3.el6, rh-git29-emacs-git-el-2.9.3-3.el6, rh-git29-git-2.9.3-3.el6 +13
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-git29-git-2.9.3-3.el7, rh-git29-git-all-2.9.3-3.el7, rh-git29-git-core-2.9.3-3.el7 +11
  • RHSA-2017:2004 Released 2017-08-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    git security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) emacs-git-1.8.3.1-11.el7, emacs-git-el-1.8.3.1-11.el7, git-1.8.3.1-11.el7 +13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) emacs-git-1.8.3.1-11.el7, emacs-git-el-1.8.3.1-11.el7, git-1.8.3.1-11.el7 +13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) git-1.8.3.1-11.el7, perl-Git-1.8.3.1-11.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) emacs-git-1.8.3.1-11.el7, emacs-git-el-1.8.3.1-11.el7, git-all-1.8.3.1-11.el7 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) git-1.8.3.1-11.el7, perl-Git-1.8.3.1-11.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) emacs-git-1.8.3.1-11.el7, emacs-git-el-1.8.3.1-11.el7, git-all-1.8.3.1-11.el7 +11

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2004
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2004
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2004
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2004
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2004
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2004
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2017:2491
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2491
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2017:2491
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2491

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8386
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xqh5-ghjx-6xv5

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 10

Other 1

Sources

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