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PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 5:26 pm    Post subject: [ GLSA 202004-13 ] Git Reply with quote

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Git: Information disclosure (GLSA 202004-13)
Severity: low
Exploitable: remote
Date: 2020-04-23
Bug(s): #717156, #718710
ID: 202004-13

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Git which might all
allow attackers to access sensitive information.


Background

Git is a free and open source distributed version control system
designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with
speed and efficiency.


Affected Packages

Package: dev-vcs/git
Vulnerable: < 2.26.2
Unaffected: >= 2.23.3 < 2.23.4
Unaffected: >= 2.24.3 < 2.24.4
Unaffected: >= 2.25.4 < 2.25.5
Unaffected: >= 2.26.2 < 2.26.3
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Git. Please review the
CVE identifiers referenced below for details.


Impact

A remote attacker, by providing a specially crafted URL, could possibly
trick Git into returning credential information for a wrong host.


Workaround

Disabling credential helpers will prevent this vulnerability.

Resolution

All Git 2.23.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code:
# emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-vcs/git-2.23.3"
   
All Git 2.24.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code:
# emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-vcs/git-2.24.3"
   
All Git 2.25.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code:
# emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-vcs/git-2.25.4"
   
All Git 2.26.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code:
# emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-vcs/git-2.26.2"
   


References

CVE-2020-11008
CVE-2020-5260
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