openSUSE Leap 15.3: 2021:2555-1 Moderate: Git Remote Code Execution
opensuse
July 29, 2021
An update that solves one vulnerability, contains two features and has two fixes is now available
Description
This update for git fixes the following issues:
Update from version 2.26.2 to version 2.31.1 (jsc#SLE-18152)
Security fixes:
- CVE-2021-21300: On case-insensitive file systems with support for
symbolic links, if Git is configured globally to apply delay-capable
clean/smudge filters (such as Git LFS), Git could run remote code during
a clone. (bsc#1183026)
Non security changes:
- Add `sysusers` file to create `git-daemon` user.
- Remove `perl-base` and `openssh-server` dependency on `git-core`and
provide a `perl-Git` package. (jsc#SLE-17838)
- `fsmonitor` bug fixes
- Fix `git bisect` to take an annotated tag as a good/bad endpoint
- Fix a corner case in `git mv` on case insensitive systems
- Require only `openssh-clients` where possible (like Tumbleweed or SUSE
Linux Enterprise >= 15 SP3). (bsc#1183580)
- Drop `rsync` requirement, not necessary anymore.
- Use of `pack-redundant` command is discouraged and will...
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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 15.3:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.3-2021-2555=1
Package List
- openSUSE Leap 15.3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
git-2.31.1-10.3.1
git-arch-2.31.1-10.3.1
git-core-2.31.1-10.3.1
git-core-debuginfo-2.31.1-10.3.1
git-credential-gnome-keyring-2.31.1-10.3.1
git-credential-gnome-keyring-debuginfo-2.31.1-10.3.1
git-credential-libsecret-2.31.1-10.3.1
git-credential-libsecret-debuginfo-2.31.1-10.3.1
git-cvs-2.31.1-10.3.1
git-daemon-2.31.1-10.3.1
git-daemon-debuginfo-2.31.1-10.3.1
git-debuginfo-2.31.1-10.3.1
git-debugsource-2.31.1-10.3.1
git-email-2.31.1-10.3.1
git-gui-2.31.1-10.3.1
git-p4-2.31.1-10.3.1
git-svn-2.31.1-10.3.1
git-web-2.31.1-10.3.1
gitk-2.31.1-10.3.1
perl-Git-2.31.1-10.3.1
- openSUSE Leap 15.3 (noarch):
git-doc-2.31.1-10.3.1
References
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-21300.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1168930
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1183026
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1183580
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:2555-1
Rating: moderate
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.3
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