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openSUSE Security Update : git (openSUSE-2017-624)

high Nessus Plugin ID 100500

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for git fixes the following issues :

 - git 2.12.3 :

 - CVE-2017-8386: Fix git-shell not to escape with the starting dash name (bsc#1038395)

 - Fix for potential segv introduced in v2.11.0 and later

 - Misc fixes and cleanups.

 - git 2.12.2 :

 - CLI output fixes

 - 'Dump http' transport fixes

 - various fixes for internal code paths

- Trailer 'Cc:' RFC fix

 - git 2.12.1 :

 - Reduce authentication round-trip over HTTP when the server supports just a single authentication method.

 - 'git add -i' patch subcommand fixed to have a path selection

 - various path verification fixes

 - fix 'git log -L...' buffer overrun

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected git packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1038395

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 100500

File Name: openSUSE-2017-624.nasl

Version: 3.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/30/2017

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-credential-gnome-keyring, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-email, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-credential-gnome-keyring-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-gui, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-arch, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-core-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-cvs, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-daemon, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-svn, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-core, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-svn-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gitk, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-web, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-daemon-debuginfo

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 5/27/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-8386