Git is a revision control system. Prior to versions 2.45.1, 2.44.1, 2.43.4, 2.42.2, 2.41.1, 2.40.2, and 2.39.4, local clones may end up hardlinking files into the target repository's object database when source and target repository reside on the same disk. If the source repository is owned by a different user, then those hardlinked files may be rewritten at any point in time by the untrusted user. Cloning local repositories will cause Git to either copy or hardlink files of the source repository into the target repository. This significantly speeds up such local clones compared to doing a "proper" clone and saves both disk space and compute time. When cloning a repository located on the same disk that is owned by a different user than the current user we also end up creating such hardlinks. These files will continue to be owned and controlled by the potentially-untrusted user and can be rewritten by them at will in the future. The problem has been patched in versions 2.45.1, 2.44.1, 2.43.4, 2.42.2, 2.41.1, 2.40.2, and 2.39.4.
CVE-2024-32020
This low-severity CVE scores 3.9 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.5%, top 59% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 3.9
- EG Score
- 3.9(medium)
- EG Risk
- 18(Track)EG Risk 18/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity39% × 45%Exploitation1% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS
- 41.0%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 14, 2024
Last Modified
January 6, 2026
References (10)
- security-advisories@githubhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/14/2
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/git/git/commit/1204e1a824c34071019fe106348eaa6d88f9528d
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/git/git/commit/9e65df5eab274bf74c7b570107aacd1303a1e703
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/git/git/security/advisories/GHSA-5rfh-556j-fhgj
- security-advisories@githubhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/S4CK4IYTXEOBZTEM5K3T6LWOIZ3S44AR/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/14/2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/git/git/commit/1204e1a824c34071019fe106348eaa6d88f9528d
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/git/git/commit/9e65df5eab274bf74c7b570107aacd1303a1e703
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/git/git/security/advisories/GHSA-5rfh-556j-fhgj
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/S4CK4IYTXEOBZTEM5K3T6LWOIZ3S44AR/
Patch Availability(5)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | gitweb (1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm8) @ xenial | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | gitweb (1:2.40.1-1ubuntu1.1) @ mantic | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| redhat | git-0:2.39.5-1.el9_2 | 2024-07-08 | redhat |
| redhat | git-0:2.43.5-1.el8_10 | 2024-06-25 | redhat |
| redhat | git-0:2.43.5-1.el9_4 | 2024-06-25 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
All Vendor Advisories
(6)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2024-320202024-05-17
Cloning local Git repository by untrusted user allows the untrusted user to modify objects in the cloned repository at will
- Red HatRHSA-2024:4083LOW2024-05-14
RHSA-2024:4083 — Low
- Red HatRHSA-2024:4084LOW2024-05-14
RHSA-2024:4084 — Low
- Red HatRHSA-2024:4368LOW2024-05-14
RHSA-2024:4368 — Low
- UbuntuUSN-6793-1MEDIUM
Git vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-7023-1MEDIUM
Git vulnerabilities
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