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Red Hat 7: RHSA-2015:2515-01 Moderate: Git19 Arbitrary Code Issue

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Calendar Grey November 25, 2015
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Updated git19-git packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Software Collections 2

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Summary

Git is a distributed revision control system with a decentralized architecture. As opposed to centralized version control systems with a client-server model, Git ensures that each working copy of a Git repository is an exact copy with complete revision history. This not only allows the user to work on and contribute to projects without the need to have permission to push the changes to their official repositories, but also makes it possible for the user to work with no network connection.
A flaw was found in the way the git-remote-ext helper processed certain URLs. If a user had Git configured to automatically clone submodules from untrusted repositories, an attacker could inject commands into the URL of a submodule, allowing them to execute arbitrary code on the user's system. (BZ#1269794)
All git19-git users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat moderate impact arbitrary code update recommendation git package

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source: git19-git-1.9.4-3.el6.1.src.rpm
noarch: git19-emacs-git-1.9.4-3.el6.1.noarch.rpm git19-emacs-git-el-1.9.4-3.el6.1.noarch.rpm git19-git-all-1.9.4-3.el6.1.noarch.rpm git19-git-cvs-1.9.4-3.el6.1.noarch.rpm git19-git-email-1.9.4-3.el6.1.noarch.rpm git19-git-gui-1.9.4-3.el6.1.noarch.rpm git19-gitk-1.9.4-3.el6.1.noarch.rpm git19-gitweb-1.9.4-3.el6.1.noarch.rpm git19-perl-Git-1.9.4-3.el6.1.noarch.rpm git19-perl-Git-SVN-1.9.4-3.el6.1.noarch.rpm
x86_64: git19-git-1.9.4-3.el6.1.x86_64.rpm git19-git-daemon-1.9.4-3.el6.1.x86_64.rpm git19-git-debuginfo-1.9.4-3.el6.1.x86_64.rpm git19-git-svn-1.9.4-3.el6.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5):
Source: git19-git-1.9.4-3.el6.1.src.rpm
noarch: git19-emacs-git-1.9.4-3.el6.1.noarch.rpm git19-emacs-git-el-1.9.4-3.el6.1.noarch.rpm git19-git-all-1.9.4-3.el6.1.noarch.rpm git19-git-cvs-1.9.4-3.el6.1.noarch.rpm git19-git-email-1.9.4-3.el6.1.noarch.rpm git19-git-gui-1.9.4-3.el6.1.noarch.rpm git19-gitk-1.9.4-3.el6.1.noarch.rpm git19-gitweb-1.9.4-3.el6.1.noarch.rpm git19-perl-Git-1.9.4-3.el6.1.noarch.rpm git19-perl-Git-SVN-1.9.4-3.el6.1.noarch.rpm
x86_64: git19-git-1.9.4-3.el6.1.x86_64.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2015:2515-01
Product: Red Hat Software Collections
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2515.html
Issue date: 2015-11-25

Topic

Updated git19-git packages that fix one security issue are now availablefor Red Hat Software Collections 2.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate securityimpact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in theReferences section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat moderate impact arbitrary code update recommendation git package

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5) - noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) - noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) - noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.1) - noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1269794 - git: arbitrary code execution via crafted URLs

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