Fedora 27 RCE: 2017-fb1ae91f46 Critical Git-annex Update

Git-annex allows managing files with git, without checking the file contents

into git. While that may seem paradoxical, it is useful when dealing with files

larger than git can currently easily handle, whether due to limitations in

memory, time, or disk space.

It can store large files in many places, from local hard drives, to a large

number of cloud storage services, including S3, WebDAV, and rsync, with a dozen

cloud storage providers usable via plugins. Files can be stored encrypted with

gpg, so that the cloud storage provider cannot see your data.

git-annex keeps track of where each file is stored, so it knows how many copies

are available, and has many facilities to ensure your data is preserved.

git-annex can also be used to keep a folder in sync between computers, noticing

when files are changed, and automatically committing them to git and

transferring them to other computers. The git-annex webapp makes it easy to set

up and use git-annex this way.

Update to 6.20170925 * https://hackage.haskell.org/package/git-annex-6.20170925/changelog Security fix for CVE-2017-12976.

[ 1 ] Bug #1484821 - CVE-2017-12976 git-annex: RCE via ssh URL with an initial dash character in the hostname [fedora-all]

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1484821

[ 2 ] Bug #1447158 - git-annex cannot install on Fedora 26 due to libHSHTTP dep

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1447158

[ 3 ] Bug #1176888 - git-annex-6.20170925 is available

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1176888

su -c 'dnf upgrade git-annex' at the command line.

For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at

https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html

All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the

GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at

https://fedoraproject.org/security/

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