# CVE-2020-5260: git: ELSA-2020-1513: git security update (IMPORTANT)

CVE-2020-5260 is fixed in 20 products on 1 platform, first by git 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6, released April 14, 2020. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-5260
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.5 (IMPORTANT)
- EPSS: 0.1489
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Apr 14, 2020

## Description

ELSA-2020-1513: git security update (IMPORTANT)

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | git RHEL 8 | 0:2.18.2-2.el8_1 | [RHSA-2020:1513](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-1513.md) | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Linux | git Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6 | [git 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-git-1-2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6.md) | Apr 14, 2020 |
| Linux | git ol 8 | 0:2.18.2-2.el8_1 | [ELSA-2020-1513](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-1513.md) | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Linux | git-all RHEL 8 | 0:2.18.2-2.el8_1 | [RHSA-2020:1513](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-1513.md) | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Linux | git-all Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6 | [git-all 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-git-all-1-2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6.md) | Apr 14, 2020 |
| Linux | git-all ol 8 | 0:2.18.2-2.el8_1 | [ELSA-2020-1513](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-1513.md) | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Linux | git-core RHEL 8 | 0:2.18.2-2.el8_1 | [RHSA-2020:1513](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-1513.md) | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Linux | git-core ol 8 | 0:2.18.2-2.el8_1 | [ELSA-2020-1513](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-1513.md) | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Linux | git-core-doc RHEL 8 | 0:2.18.2-2.el8_1 | [RHSA-2020:1513](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-1513.md) | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Linux | git-core-doc ol 8 | 0:2.18.2-2.el8_1 | [ELSA-2020-1513](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-1513.md) | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Linux | git-cvs Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6 | [git-cvs 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-git-cvs-1-2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6.md) | Apr 14, 2020 |
| Linux | git-daemon RHEL 8 | 0:2.18.2-2.el8_1 | [RHSA-2020:1513](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-1513.md) | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Linux | git-daemon ol 8 | 0:2.18.2-2.el8_1 | [ELSA-2020-1513](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-1513.md) | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Linux | git-daemon-run Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6 | [git-daemon-run 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-git-daemon-run-1-2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6.md) | Apr 14, 2020 |
| Linux | git-daemon-sysvinit Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6 | [git-daemon-sysvinit 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-git-daemon-sysvinit-1-2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6.md) | Apr 14, 2020 |
| Linux | git-el Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6 | [git-el 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-git-el-1-2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6.md) | Apr 14, 2020 |
| Linux | git-email RHEL 8 | 0:2.18.2-2.el8_1 | [RHSA-2020:1513](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-1513.md) | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Linux | git-email Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6 | [git-email 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-git-email-1-2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6.md) | Apr 14, 2020 |
| Linux | git-email ol 8 | 0:2.18.2-2.el8_1 | [ELSA-2020-1513](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-1513.md) | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Linux | git-gui RHEL 8 | 0:2.18.2-2.el8_1 | [RHSA-2020:1513](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-1513.md) | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Linux | git-gui Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6 | [git-gui 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-git-gui-1-2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6.md) | Apr 14, 2020 |
| Linux | git-gui ol 8 | 0:2.18.2-2.el8_1 | [ELSA-2020-1513](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-1513.md) | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Linux | git-instaweb RHEL 8 | 0:2.18.2-2.el8_1 | [RHSA-2020:1513](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-1513.md) | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Linux | git-instaweb ol 8 | 0:2.18.2-2.el8_1 | [ELSA-2020-1513](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-1513.md) | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Linux | git-man Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6 | [git-man 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-git-man-1-2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6.md) | Apr 14, 2020 |
| Linux | git-mediawiki Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6 | [git-mediawiki 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-git-mediawiki-1-2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6.md) | Apr 14, 2020 |
| Linux | git-subtree RHEL 8 | 0:2.18.2-2.el8_1 | [RHSA-2020:1513](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-1513.md) | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Linux | git-subtree ol 8 | 0:2.18.2-2.el8_1 | [ELSA-2020-1513](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-1513.md) | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Linux | git-svn RHEL 8 | 0:2.18.2-2.el8_1 | [RHSA-2020:1513](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-1513.md) | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Linux | git-svn Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6 | [git-svn 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-git-svn-1-2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6.md) | Apr 14, 2020 |
| Linux | git-svn ol 8 | 0:2.18.2-2.el8_1 | [ELSA-2020-1513](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-1513.md) | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Linux | gitk RHEL 8 | 0:2.18.2-2.el8_1 | [RHSA-2020:1513](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-1513.md) | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Linux | gitk Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6 | [gitk 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-gitk-1-2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6.md) | Apr 14, 2020 |
| Linux | gitk ol 8 | 0:2.18.2-2.el8_1 | [ELSA-2020-1513](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-1513.md) | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Linux | gitweb RHEL 8 | 0:2.18.2-2.el8_1 | [RHSA-2020:1513](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-1513.md) | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Linux | gitweb Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6 | [gitweb 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-gitweb-1-2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6.md) | Apr 14, 2020 |
| Linux | gitweb ol 8 | 0:2.18.2-2.el8_1 | [ELSA-2020-1513](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-1513.md) | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Linux | perl-Git RHEL 8 | 0:2.18.2-2.el8_1 | [RHSA-2020:1513](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-1513.md) | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Linux | perl-Git ol 8 | 0:2.18.2-2.el8_1 | [ELSA-2020-1513](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-1513.md) | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Linux | perl-Git-SVN RHEL 8 | 0:2.18.2-2.el8_1 | [RHSA-2020:1513](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-1513.md) | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Linux | perl-Git-SVN ol 8 | 0:2.18.2-2.el8_1 | [ELSA-2020-1513](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-1513.md) | Apr 21, 2020 |

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