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From: Aaron Bauman <bman@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201904-13 ] Git: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 01:41:03
Message-Id: 20190411011609.GM8129@monkey
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201904-13
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: Git: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: April 11, 2019
10 Bugs: #671988, #676262
11 ID: 201904-13
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Git, the worst of which
19 could result in the arbitrary execution of code.
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21 Background
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24 Git is a free and open source distributed version control system
25 designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with
26 speed and efficiency.
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28 Affected packages
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32 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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34 1 dev-vcs/git < 2.20.1 >= 2.20.1
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36 Description
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39 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Git. Please review the
40 referenced CVE identifiers for details
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42 Impact
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45 Please review the referenced CVE identifier and bugs for details.
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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 Git users should upgrade to the latest version:
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57 # emerge --sync
58 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-vcs/git-2.19.2"
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60 References
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63 [ 1 ] CVE-2018-19486
64 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19486
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66 Availability
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69 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
70 the Gentoo Security Website:
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72 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-13
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74 Concerns?
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77 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
78 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
79 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
80 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
81 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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83 License
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86 Copyright 2019 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
87 belongs to its owner(s).
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89 The contents of this document are licensed under the
90 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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92 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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