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Ubuntu 19.10: USN-4329-1 Critical: Git Sensitive Data Exposure

Git could be made to expose sensitive information.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4329-1 April 14, 2020 git vulnerability ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 19.10 - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: Git could be made to expose sensitive information. Software Description: - git: fast, scalable, distributed revision control system Details: Felix Wilhelm discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain URLs that included newlines. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to trick Git into returning credential information for a wrong host. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.10: git 1:2.20.1-2ubuntu1.19.10.2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: git 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: git 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.8 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4329-1 CVE-2020-5260 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.20.1-2ubuntu1.19.10.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.8 . Handling Git security flaws in Ubuntu 18.04, 19.10, and 16.04. Essential details on patches and safeguarding measures.. Ubuntu Security, git Security, update instructions, remote vulnerabilities. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Apr 14, 2020 •Critical Ubuntu