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UBUNTU-CVE-2026-5917

Type: advisorySource: OSV1 source record

libgit2 versions before 1.8.7 and 1.9.0 before 1.9.7 built with the libssh2 SSH backend (USE_SSH=libssh2) contain a shell command injection vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on an SSH server by supplying a repository path containing unescaped shell metacharacters such as single quotes, semicolons, or pipes. The gen_proto() function in ssh_libssh2.c inserts the repository path directly into a shell command string without escaping special characters before passing it to libssh2_channel_exec(), enabling an attacker to craft a malicious submodule URL in a .gitmodules file that, when processed during a recursive clone, causes the remote server's shell to interpret injected commands under the victim's SSH user account.

Announced 11 Aug 2026Source revision 1

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UBUNTU-CVE-2026-5917

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2026-5917

libgit2

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Affected versions: 0.22.2-2
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0.23.1-1
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0.24.1-2
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0.24.1-2ubuntu0.2
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0.24.1-2ubuntu0.2+esm1
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0.24.1-2ubuntu0.2+esm2
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0.24.1-2ubuntu0.2+esm3
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Fixed versions: 0.24.1-2ubuntu0.2+esm4
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Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

libgit2

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Affected versions: 0.25.1+really0.24.6-1
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0.26.0+dfsg.1-1.1
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0.26.0+dfsg.1-1.1build1
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0.26.0+dfsg.1-1.1ubuntu0.2
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0.26.0+dfsg.1-1.1ubuntu0.2+esm1
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0.26.0+dfsg.1-1.1ubuntu0.2+esm2
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Fixed versions: 0.26.0+dfsg.1-1.1ubuntu0.2+esm3
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Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

libgit2

Source reference: /affected/2/package/name

Affected versions: 0.27.7+dfsg.1-0.2build1
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0.28.3+dfsg.1-1
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0.28.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu1
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0.28.4+dfsg.1-2
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0.28.4+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1
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0.28.4+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1+esm1
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Fixed versions: 0.28.4+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1+esm2
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Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

libgit2

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Affected versions: 1.1.0+dfsg.1-4
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1.1.0+dfsg.1-4.1
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1.1.0+dfsg.1-4.1build1
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1.1.0+dfsg.1-4.1ubuntu0.1
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1.1.0+dfsg.1-4.1ubuntu0.1+esm1
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Fixed versions: 1.1.0+dfsg.1-4.1ubuntu0.1+esm2
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Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

libgit2

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Affected versions: 1.5.1+ds-1ubuntu1
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1.7.1+ds-2ubuntu1
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1.7.2+ds-1ubuntu1
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1.7.2+ds-1ubuntu2
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1.7.2+ds-1ubuntu3
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1.7.2+ds-1ubuntu3.1
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Fixed versions: 1.7.2+ds-1ubuntu3.2
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Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

libgit2

Source reference: /affected/5/package/name

Affected versions: 1.9.0+ds-2ubuntu2
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1.9.1+ds-1ubuntu1
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1.9.1+ds-1ubuntu1.1
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Fixed versions: 1.9.1+ds-1ubuntu1.2
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Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

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Publisher severity

No explicit severity was provided.

Event: #6068 · Revision 1
Added to Heist Feed: Sat, 24 Oct 2026 22:21:35 GMT
Publisher date: Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:17:00 GMT

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