Security update for git

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:4190-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2018-19486 ( SUSE ): 4.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2018-19486 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15
  • Development Tools Module 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for git fixes the following issues:

Security issue fixed:

  • CVE-2018-19486: Fixed git that executed commands from the current working directory (as if '.' were at the end of $PATH) in certain cases involving the run_command() API and run-command.c, because there was (bsc#1117257).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • Basesystem Module 15
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2018-2990=1
  • Development Tools Module 15
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-2018-2990=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • git-debuginfo-2.16.4-3.9.2
    • git-core-debuginfo-2.16.4-3.9.2
    • git-core-2.16.4-3.9.2
    • git-debugsource-2.16.4-3.9.2
  • Development Tools Module 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • git-svn-2.16.4-3.9.2
    • git-arch-2.16.4-3.9.2
    • git-daemon-debuginfo-2.16.4-3.9.2
    • git-debuginfo-2.16.4-3.9.2
    • git-email-2.16.4-3.9.2
    • git-web-2.16.4-3.9.2
    • git-gui-2.16.4-3.9.2
    • gitk-2.16.4-3.9.2
    • git-debugsource-2.16.4-3.9.2
    • git-cvs-2.16.4-3.9.2
    • git-svn-debuginfo-2.16.4-3.9.2
    • git-daemon-2.16.4-3.9.2
    • git-2.16.4-3.9.2
  • Development Tools Module 15 (noarch)
    • git-doc-2.16.4-3.9.2

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