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From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202003-42 ] libgit2: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 16:52:11
Message-Id: ea289039-52d8-1d78-46dd-e981179d1f80@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202003-42
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: libgit2: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: March 19, 2020
10 Bugs: #702522
11 ID: 202003-42
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libgit2, the worst of which
19 could result in the arbitrary execution of code.
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21 Background
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24 libgit2 is a portable, pure C implementation of the Git core methods
25 provided as a re-entrant linkable library with a solid API.
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27 Affected packages
28 =================
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 dev-libs/libgit2 < 0.28.4 >= 0.28.4
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35 Description
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38 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libgit2. Please review
39 the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
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41 Impact
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44 An attacker could possibly overwrite arbitrary paths, execute arbitrary
45 code, and overwrite files in the .git directory.
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47 Workaround
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50 There is no known workaround at this time.
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52 Resolution
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55 All libgit2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
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57 # emerge --sync
58 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libgit2-0.28.4"
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60 References
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63 [ 1 ] CVE-2019-1348
64 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1348
65 [ 2 ] CVE-2019-1350
66 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1350
67 [ 3 ] CVE-2019-1387
68 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1387
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70 Availability
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73 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
74 the Gentoo Security Website:
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76 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-42
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78 Concerns?
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81 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
82 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
83 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
84 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
85 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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87 License
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90 Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
91 belongs to its owner(s).
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93 The contents of this document are licensed under the
94 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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96 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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