Debian: DSA-3934-1: git security update

Date 10 Aug 2017

Category Debian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Posted By LinuxSecurity Advisories

Joern Schneeweisz discovered that git, a distributed revision control system, did not correctly handle maliciously constructed ssh:// URLs. This allowed an attacker to run an arbitrary shell command, for instance via git submodules.


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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3934-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Sebastien Delafond
August 10, 2017                       https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : git
CVE ID         : CVE-2017-1000117

Joern Schneeweisz discovered that git, a distributed revision control
system, did not correctly handle maliciously constructed ssh://
URLs. This allowed an attacker to run an arbitrary shell command, for
instance via git submodules.

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed
in version 1:2.1.4-2.1+deb8u4.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:2.11.0-3+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your git 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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