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Resolve an arbitrary code execution vulnerability via crafted "ssh://" URL (CVE-2017-1000117). From the [release announcement](https://public-inbox.org/git/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./): A malicious third-party can give a crafted "ssh://..." URL to an unsuspecting victim, and an attempt to visit the URL can result in any program that exists on the. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2017-b1b3ae6666 2017-08-13 17:48:59.925623 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : git Product : Fedora 26 Version : 2.13.5 Release : 1.fc26 URL : https://git-scm.com/ Summary : Fast Version Control System Description : Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations and full access to internals. The git rpm installs common set of tools which are usually using with small amount of dependencies. To install all git packages, including tools for integrating with other SCMs, install the git-all meta-package. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: Resolve an arbitrary code execution vulnerability via crafted "ssh://" URL (CVE-2017-1000117). From the [release announcement](): A malicious third-party can give a crafted "ssh://..." URL to an unsuspecting victim, and an attempt to visit the URL can result in any program that exists on the victim's machine being executed. Such a URL could be placed in the .gitmodules file of a malicious project, and an unsuspecting victim could be tricked into running "git clone --recurse-submodules" to trigger the vulnerability. Credits to find and fix the issue go to Brian Neel at GitLab, Joern Schneeweisz of Recurity Labs and Jeff King atGitHub. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #1480386 - CVE-2017-1000117 git: Command injection via malicious ssh URLs https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1480386 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade git' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To unsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Critical security flaw addressed in Fedora 26 git release. Users are urged to take prompt measures.. Fedora Security Update, Git Security Fix, Arbitrary Code Execution. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 13, 2017
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