Gentoo GLSA-201805-13 High Severity: Git Remote Code Execution
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May 30, 2018
Git contains multiple vulnerabilities that allow for the remote execution of arbitrary code.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Git. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All Git users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-vcs/git-2.16.4"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2018-11233 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11233 [ 2 ] CVE-2018-11235 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11235
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-13
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Concerns
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.
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Severity: High
Title: Git: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: May 30, 2018
Bugs: #656868
ID: 201805-13
Topics Covered
Background
Git is a free and open source distributed version control system
designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with
speed and efficiency.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-vcs/git < 2.16.4 >= 2.16.4
Impact
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Remote attackers could execute arbitrary code on both client and
server.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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