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Debian: DSA-3545-1 Critical: Cgit Remote Attacks Mitigated

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Calendar Grey April 7, 2016
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The latest cgit update tackles significant vulnerabilities found in Debian platforms and enhances defense protocols.
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in cgit, a fast web frontend for git repositories written in C
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Summary

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 0.10.2.git2.0.1-3+deb8u1.

For the testing distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed
in version 0.12.0.git2.7.0-1 or earlier.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 0.12.0.git2.7.0-1 or earlier.

We recommend that you upgrade your cgit packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: cgit
CVE ID: CVE-2016-1899 CVE-2016-1900 CVE-2016-1901

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