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Fedora 29 : git (2018-f467c36c2b)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 120907

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

Upstream bugfix and security update. Refer to the [release notes](https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/RelNotes/2.19.
2.txt) for general information and upstream commit [321fd82389](https://github.com/git/git/commit/321fd82389) for details on CVE-2018-19486.

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Solution

Update the affected git package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-f467c36c2b

https://github.com/git/git/commit/321fd82389

https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/RelNotes/2.19.2.txt

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 120907

File Name: fedora_2018-f467c36c2b.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/3/2019

Updated: 6/28/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-19486

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:29, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:git

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/28/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/23/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-19486