openSUSE Leap 15.0: 2018:4257-1 Moderate: Git Command Execution Risk
opensuse
December 23, 2018
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description
This update for git fixes the following issues:
Security issue fixed:
- CVE-2018-19486: Fixed git that executed commands from the current
working directory (as if '.' were at the end of $PATH) in certain cases
involving the run_command() API and run-command.c, because there was
(bsc#1117257).
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.
Topics Covered
Patch
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- openSUSE Leap 15.0:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-1599=1
Package List
- openSUSE Leap 15.0 (i586 x86_64):
git-2.16.4-lp150.2.9.1
git-arch-2.16.4-lp150.2.9.1
git-core-2.16.4-lp150.2.9.1
git-core-debuginfo-2.16.4-lp150.2.9.1
git-credential-gnome-keyring-2.16.4-lp150.2.9.1
git-credential-gnome-keyring-debuginfo-2.16.4-lp150.2.9.1
git-credential-libsecret-2.16.4-lp150.2.9.1
git-credential-libsecret-debuginfo-2.16.4-lp150.2.9.1
git-cvs-2.16.4-lp150.2.9.1
git-daemon-2.16.4-lp150.2.9.1
git-daemon-debuginfo-2.16.4-lp150.2.9.1
git-debuginfo-2.16.4-lp150.2.9.1
git-debugsource-2.16.4-lp150.2.9.1
git-email-2.16.4-lp150.2.9.1
git-gui-2.16.4-lp150.2.9.1
git-p4-2.16.4-lp150.2.9.1
git-svn-2.16.4-lp150.2.9.1
git-svn-debuginfo-2.16.4-lp150.2.9.1
git-web-2.16.4-lp150.2.9.1
gitk-2.16.4-lp150.2.9.1
- openSUSE Leap 15.0 (noarch):
git-doc-2.16.4-lp150.2.9.1
References
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19486.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1117257
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2018:4257-1
Rating: moderate
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.0
Topics Covered
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