SUSE: 2018:1566-2 Important Update For Git Security Issues
suse
October 18, 2018
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available
Summary
This update for git fixes several issues. These security issues were fixed: - CVE-2018-11233: Path sanity-checks on NTFS allowed attackers to read arbitrary memory (bsc#1095218) - CVE-2018-11235: Arbitrary code execution when recursively cloning a malicious repository (bsc#1095219) Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE 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: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-BCL-2018-1080=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL (noarch): git-doc-2.12.3-27.14.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL (x86_64): git-core-2.12.3-27.14.1 git-core-debuginfo-2.12.3-27.14.1
Topics Covered
References
#1095218 #1095219
Cross- CVE-2018-11233 CVE-2018-11235
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11233.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11235.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1095218
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1095219
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1566-2
Rating: important
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