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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4212-1                   security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso
May 29, 2018                          https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : git
CVE ID         : CVE-2018-11235

Etienne Stalmans discovered that git, a fast, scalable, distributed
revision control system, is prone to an arbitrary code execution
vulnerability exploitable via specially crafted submodule names in a
.gitmodules file.

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed
in version 1:2.1.4-2.1+deb8u6.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:2.11.0-3+deb9u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your git packages.

For the detailed security status of git please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/git

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/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-4212-1: git security update

May 29, 2018
Etienne Stalmans discovered that git, a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system, is prone to an arbitrary code execution vulnerability exploitable via specially crafted...

Summary

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed
in version 1:2.1.4-2.1+deb8u6.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:2.11.0-3+deb9u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your git packages.

For the detailed security status of git please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/git

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/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Severity
Etienne Stalmans discovered that git, a fast, scalable, distributed
revision control system, is prone to an arbitrary code execution
vulnerability exploitable via specially crafted submodule names in a
.gitmodules file.

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