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Debian 7 Wheezy DLA-1068-1 Critical: Git Remote Command Execution

debian lts
Calendar Grey August 27, 2017
Dist Debian Esm H88
Upgrade Git on Debian 7 Wheezy to address SSH URL handling vulnerabilities by modifying the sources list and installing the latest version directly
Joern Schneeweisz discovered that git, a distributed revision control system, did not correctly handle maliciously constructed ssh:// URLs

Summary

For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
1:1.7.10.4-1+wheezy5.

We recommend that you upgrade your git packages.

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


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Package: git
Version: 1:1.7.10.4-1+wheezy5
CVE ID: CVE-2017-1000117

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