openSUSE Security Update : git (openSUSE-SU-2011:0115-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 53727

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update fixes two vulnerabilities :

XSS vulnerability in gitweb; a remote attacker could craft an URL such that arbitrary content would be inserted to the generated web page.

Stack overflow vulnerability that can lead to arbitrary code execution if user runs any git command on a specially crafted git working copy.

Security Issue references :

- [CVE-2010-3906](http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?nam e=CVE-2010-3906)

- [CVE-2010-2542](http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?nam e=CVE-2010-2542)

Solution

Update the affected git packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 53727

File Name: suse_11_2_git-110117.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 5/5/2011

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-email, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-arch, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-daemon, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-cvs, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-svn, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-core, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gitk, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-web, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:git-gui

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/17/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-2542, CVE-2010-3906

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