Security update for git

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:1432-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-8386 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
  • SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for git fixes the following issue:

  • CVE-2017-8386: git shell, may allow a user who comes over SSH to run an interactive pager by causing it to spawn "git upload-pack --help" (bsc#1038395):

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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-git-13129=1
  • SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3
    zypper in -t patch slestso13-git-13129=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • git-gui-1.7.12.4-0.17.1
    • git-core-1.7.12.4-0.17.1
    • git-web-1.7.12.4-0.17.1
    • git-cvs-1.7.12.4-0.17.1
    • gitk-1.7.12.4-0.17.1
    • git-arch-1.7.12.4-0.17.1
    • git-1.7.12.4-0.17.1
    • git-svn-1.7.12.4-0.17.1
    • git-email-1.7.12.4-0.17.1
    • git-daemon-1.7.12.4-0.17.1
  • SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3 (x86_64)
    • git-core-1.7.12.4-0.17.1
    • git-1.7.12.4-0.17.1

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