openSUSE Leap 15.2 Important: Git Remote Code Execution Patch
opensuse
March 14, 2021
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available
Description
This update for git fixes the following issues:
- On case-insensitive filesystems, with support for symbolic links, if Git
is configured globally to apply delay-capable clean/smudge filters (such
as Git LFS), Git could be fooled into running remote code during a
clone. (bsc#1183026, CVE-2021-21300)
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.
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 15.2:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2021-405=1
Package List
- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (i586 x86_64):
git-2.26.2-lp152.2.6.1
git-arch-2.26.2-lp152.2.6.1
git-core-2.26.2-lp152.2.6.1
git-core-debuginfo-2.26.2-lp152.2.6.1
git-credential-gnome-keyring-2.26.2-lp152.2.6.1
git-credential-gnome-keyring-debuginfo-2.26.2-lp152.2.6.1
git-credential-libsecret-2.26.2-lp152.2.6.1
git-credential-libsecret-debuginfo-2.26.2-lp152.2.6.1
git-cvs-2.26.2-lp152.2.6.1
git-daemon-2.26.2-lp152.2.6.1
git-daemon-debuginfo-2.26.2-lp152.2.6.1
git-debuginfo-2.26.2-lp152.2.6.1
git-debugsource-2.26.2-lp152.2.6.1
git-email-2.26.2-lp152.2.6.1
git-gui-2.26.2-lp152.2.6.1
git-p4-2.26.2-lp152.2.6.1
git-svn-2.26.2-lp152.2.6.1
git-svn-debuginfo-2.26.2-lp152.2.6.1
git-web-2.26.2-lp152.2.6.1
gitk-2.26.2-lp152.2.6.1
- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (noarch):
git-doc-2.26.2-lp152.2.6.1
References
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-21300.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1183026
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:0405-1
Rating: important
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.2
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