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SUSE: 2021:0756-1 Important: Git Remote Code Exec Threat

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Calendar Grey March 9, 2021
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE has issued a crucial security patch to fix a significant Git flaw that could enable remote code execution on affected machines.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

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) 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 OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9: zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-9-2021-756=1 - SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8: zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-8-2021-756=1 - SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9: zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-9-2021-756=1 - SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8:

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References

#1183026

Cross- CVE-2021-21300

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-21300 (SUSE): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8

SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9

SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8

SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-BCL

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-S...

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:0756-1
Rating: important

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