Debian: DSA-3545-1: cgit security update

Date 07 Apr 2016

Category Debian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Posted By LinuxSecurity Advisories

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in cgit, a fast web frontend for git repositories written in C. A remote attacker can take advantage of these flaws to perform cross-site scripting, header injection or denial of service attacks.


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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3545-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso
April 07, 2016                        https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : cgit
CVE ID         : CVE-2016-1899 CVE-2016-1900 CVE-2016-1901
Debian Bug     : 812411

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in cgit, a fast web frontend for
git repositories written in C. A remote attacker can take advantage of
these flaws to perform cross-site scripting, header injection or denial
of service attacks.

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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