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SUSE Linux Enterprise 15: Critical Update SUSE-SU-2018:4009-1 for libgit2

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Calendar Grey December 7, 2018
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE Security Patch for libgit2 addresses critical vulnerabilities related to submodule URLs and directory paths to improve system security.
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available

Summary

This update for libgit2 fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed: - CVE-2018-17456: Submodule URLs and paths with a leading "-" are now ignored to avoid injecting options into library consumers that perform recursive clones (bsc#1110949). Non-security issues fixed: - Version update to version 0.26.8 (bsc#1114729). - Full changelog can be found at: * https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v0.26.8 * https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v0.26.7 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 Module for Development Tools 15:

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Topics Covered

security advisory important SUSE libgit2 submodule issue recursive clone

References

#1110949 #1114729

Cross- CVE-2018-17456

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17456.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1110949

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1114729

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:4009-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory important SUSE libgit2 submodule issue recursive clone

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