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SUSE 12 SP5: 2025:0197-1 important: git arbitrary code execution

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Calendar Grey January 21, 2025
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Crucial security patches for Git resolve significant vulnerabilities found in SUSE. Immediate updates are accessible for impacted versions.
* bsc#1224168 * bsc#1224170 * bsc#1224171 * bsc#1224172 * bsc#1224173

Summary

## This update for git fixes the following issues: * CVE-2024-32002: Fix recursive clones on case-insensitive filesystems that support symbolic links are susceptible to case confusion. (bsc#1224168) * CVE-2024-32004: Fixed arbitrary code execution during local clones. (bsc#1224170) * CVE-2024-32020: Fix file overwriting vulnerability during local clones. (bsc#1224171) * CVE-2024-32021: Git may create hardlinks to arbitrary user-readable files. (bsc#1224172) * CVE-2024-32465: Fixed arbitrary code execution during clone operations. (bsc#1224173) * CVE-2024-50349: Passwords for trusted sites could be sent to untrusted sites (bsc#1235600). * CVE-2024-52006: Carriage Returns via the credential protocol to credential helpers (bsc#1235601). ## Patch Instructions:

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Topics Covered

security advisory arbitrary code execution important SUSE file overwriting git case confusion

References

* bsc#1224168

* bsc#1224170

* bsc#1224171

* bsc#1224172

* bsc#1224173

* bsc#1235600

* bsc#1235601

Cross-

* CVE-2024-32002

* CVE-2024-32004

* CVE-2024-32020

* CVE-2024-32021

* CVE-2024-32465

* CVE-2024-50349

* CVE-2024-52006

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-32002 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-32002 ( NVD ): 9.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-32004 ( SUSE ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-32020 ( SUSE ): 3.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L

* CVE-2024-32021 ( SUSE ): 3.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L

* CVE-2024-32465 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-50349 ( SUSE ): 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0197-1
Release Date: 2025-01-21T10:03:39Z
Rating: important

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