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Arch Linux: ASA-201603-20 Critical Remote Code Execution in Git

Calendar Mar 20, 2016 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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The package git before version 2.7.4-1 is vulnerable to remote code execution. 
Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201603-20
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Severity: Critical
Date    : 2016-03-20
CVE-ID  : CVE-2016-2324
Package : git
Type    : remote code execution
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/CVE

Summary
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The package git before version 2.7.4-1 is vulnerable to remote code
execution.

Resolution
=========
Upgrade to 2.7.4-1.

# pacman -Syu "git>=2.7.4-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in versions 2.4.11, 2.5.5, 2.6.6 and
2.7.4.

Workaround
=========
None.

Description
==========
Laël Cellier discovered an integer overflow vulnerability in the
path_name() function of git.

Impact
=====
A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious
repository and either directly cloning it or getting a local user to
clone it.

References
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https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q1/653
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2324