git2-rs fails to verify SSH keys by default
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub.
Summary
The git2 and libgit2-sys crates are Rust wrappers around the [libgit2](https://libgit2.org/) C library. It was discovered that libgit2 1.5.0 and below did not verify SSH host keys when establishing an SSH connection, exposing users of the library to Man-In-the-Middle attacks. The libgit2 team assigned [CVE-2023-22742](https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/security/advisories/GHSA-8643-3wh5-rmjq) to this vulnerability. The following versions of the libgit2-sys Rust crate have been released: * libgit2-sys 0.14.2, updating the underlying libgit2 C library to version 1.5.1. * libgit2-sys 0.13.5, updating the underlying libgit2 C library to version 1.4.5. A new git2 crate version has also been released, 0.16.1. This version only bumps its libgit2-sys dependency to ensure no vulnerable libgit2-sys versions are used, but contains no code changes: if you update the libgit2-sys version there is no need to also update the git2 crate version. [You can learn more about this vulnerability in libgit2's advisory](https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/security/advisories/GHSA-8643-3wh5-rmjq)
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
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| — | libgit2-sys (crates.io) | 0.14.0 to before 0.14.2 | 0.14.2 | Patch available | GHSA-m4ch-rfv5-x5g3 |
| — | libgit2-sys (crates.io) | before 0.13.5 | 0.13.5 | Patch available | GHSA-m4ch-rfv5-x5g3 |
| — | git2 (crates.io) | before 0.16.1 | 0.16.1 | Patch available | GHSA-m4ch-rfv5-x5g3 |
- libgit2-sys (crates.io) Vendor— Affected 0.14.0 to before 0.14.2 Fixed in 0.14.2 Patch available GHSA-m4ch-rfv5-x5g3
- libgit2-sys (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 0.13.5 Fixed in 0.13.5 Patch available GHSA-m4ch-rfv5-x5g3
- git2 (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 0.16.1 Fixed in 0.16.1 Patch available GHSA-m4ch-rfv5-x5g3
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-m4ch-rfv5-x5g3 libgit2-sys (crates.io) Fixed in 0.14.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-m4ch-rfv5-x5g3 libgit2-sys (crates.io) Fixed in 0.13.5 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-m4ch-rfv5-x5g3 git2 (crates.io) Fixed in 0.16.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-m4ch-rfv5-x5g3
References
Other 5
- https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/security/advisories/GHSA-8643-3wh5-rmjq
- https://github.com/rust-lang/git2-rs/security/advisories/GHSA-m4ch-rfv5-x5g3
- https://github.com/rust-lang/git2-rs/commit/87934f87d36753ed702792ec063be7246444a8e1
- https://github.com/rust-lang/git2-rs
- https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2023-0003.html
Sources
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