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openSUSE Security Update : git (openSUSE-2018-1177)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 118169

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for git fixes the following issues :

 - CVE-2018-17456: Git allowed remote code execution during processing of a recursive 'git clone' of a superproject if a .gitmodules file has a URL field beginning with a '-' character. (boo#1110949).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected git packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1110949

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 118169

File Name: openSUSE-2018-1177.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/17/2018

Updated: 7/30/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-17456

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-email, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-credential-gnome-keyring-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-arch, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-svn, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-credential-libsecret, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-web, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-svn-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-core-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-cvs, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gitk, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-daemon, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-gui, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-credential-gnome-keyring, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-credential-libsecret-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-p4, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-daemon-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-core, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-debuginfo

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/16/2018

Exploitable With

Metasploit (Malicious Git HTTP Server For CVE-2018-17456)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-17456