openSUSE 42.2: 2017:2760-1 Critical: Git Code Injection Vulnerability
opensuse
October 19, 2017
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description
This update for git fixes the following issues:
This security issue was fixed:
- CVE-2017-14867: Git used unsafe Perl scripts to support subcommands such
as cvsserver, which allowed attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands
via shell metacharacters in a module name (bsc#1061041).
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12:Update update project.
Patch
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- openSUSE Leap 42.2:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2017-1167=1
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List
- openSUSE Leap 42.2 (noarch):
git-doc-2.12.3-5.14.1
- openSUSE Leap 42.2 (x86_64):
git-2.12.3-5.14.1
git-arch-2.12.3-5.14.1
git-core-2.12.3-5.14.1
git-core-debuginfo-2.12.3-5.14.1
git-credential-gnome-keyring-2.12.3-5.14.1
git-credential-gnome-keyring-debuginfo-2.12.3-5.14.1
git-cvs-2.12.3-5.14.1
git-daemon-2.12.3-5.14.1
git-daemon-debuginfo-2.12.3-5.14.1
git-debugsource-2.12.3-5.14.1
git-email-2.12.3-5.14.1
git-gui-2.12.3-5.14.1
git-svn-2.12.3-5.14.1
git-svn-debuginfo-2.12.3-5.14.1
git-web-2.12.3-5.14.1
gitk-2.12.3-5.14.1
References
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14867.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1061041
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2017:2757-1
Rating: important
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 42.2
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