# CVE-2019-1353: Security feature bypass in Git

> Git on Windows Subsystem for Linux fails to enforce NTFS protections when accessing Windows drives, bypassing security controls.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 24 Jan 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** ALPINE-CVE-2019-1353, CLEANSTART-2026-WE62542, DEBIAN-CVE-2019-1353, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-1353

## What is CVE-2019-1353?

CVE-2019-1353 is a critical vulnerability in Opensuse Leap, published on 24 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was found in Git before v2.24.1, v2.23.1, v2.22.2, v2.21.1, v2.20.2, v2.19.3, v2.18.2, v2.17.3, v2.16.6, v2.15.4, and v2.14.6. When running Git in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (also known as "WSL") while accessing a working directory on a regular Windows drive, none of the NTFS protections were active.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1353?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Git-Scm Git, Opensuse Leap.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-1353?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2019-1353 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1353 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Opensuse Leap

- [CVE-2022-23521](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23521/): gitattributes parsing integer overflow in git (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-41903](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41903/): Integer overflow in `git archive`, `git log --format` leading to RCE in git (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-2315](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2315/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-2324](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2324/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-1387](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1387/): Command injection in Git (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-1353 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-1353 is a critical vulnerability in Opensuse Leap, published on 24 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1353 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Opensuse Leap. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1353/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1353/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-1353
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1353
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1353

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1353/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.