USN-8012-1: GitHub CLI vulnerabilities

USN-8012-1: GitHub CLI vulnerabilities

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/rss.xml / Wed, 02/04/2026 - 20:00
It was discovered that GitHub CLI could behave unexpectedly if users downloaded a malicious GitHub Actions workflow artifact through gh run download. An attacker could possibly use this issue to create or overwrite files in unintended directories. (CVE-2024-54132) It was discovered that GitHub CLI could behave unexpectedly when cloning repositories containing git submodules hosted outside of GitHub.com and ghe.com. An attacker could possibly use this issue to gather authentication tokens. (CVE-2024-53858)

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