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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200907-05
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: git: git-daemon Denial of Service
      Date: July 12, 2009
      Bugs: #273905
        ID: 200907-05

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Synopsis
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An error in git-daemon might lead to a Denial of Service via resource
consumption.

Background
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git - the stupid content tracker, the revision control system used by
the Linux kernel team.

Affected packages
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     Package       /  Vulnerable  /                         Unaffected
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  1  dev-util/git      < 1.6.3.3                            >= 1.6.3.3

Description
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Shawn O. Pearce reported that git-daemon runs into an infinite loop
when handling requests that contain unrecognized arguments.

Impact
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A remote unauthenticated attacker could send a specially crafted
request to git-daemon, possibly leading to a Denial of Service (CPU
consumption).

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All git users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-util/git-1.6.3.3"

References
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  [ 1 ] CVE-2009-2108
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2108

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200907-05

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org/.

License
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Copyright 2009 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/