Synopsis:          Important: git security update
Advisory ID:       SLSA-2018:3408-1
Issue Date:        2018-10-31
CVE Numbers:       CVE-2018-17456
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Security Fix(es):

* git: arbitrary code execution via .gitmodules (CVE-2018-17456)
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SL7
  x86_64
    git-1.8.3.1-20.el7.x86_64.rpm
    git-daemon-1.8.3.1-20.el7.x86_64.rpm
    git-debuginfo-1.8.3.1-20.el7.x86_64.rpm
    git-gnome-keyring-1.8.3.1-20.el7.x86_64.rpm
    git-svn-1.8.3.1-20.el7.x86_64.rpm
    git-1.8.3.1-20.el7.src.rpm
  noarch
    emacs-git-1.8.3.1-20.el7.noarch.rpm
    emacs-git-el-1.8.3.1-20.el7.noarch.rpm
    git-all-1.8.3.1-20.el7.noarch.rpm
    git-bzr-1.8.3.1-20.el7.noarch.rpm
    git-cvs-1.8.3.1-20.el7.noarch.rpm
    git-email-1.8.3.1-20.el7.noarch.rpm
    git-gui-1.8.3.1-20.el7.noarch.rpm
    git-hg-1.8.3.1-20.el7.noarch.rpm
    git-instaweb-1.8.3.1-20.el7.noarch.rpm
    git-p4-1.8.3.1-20.el7.noarch.rpm
    gitk-1.8.3.1-20.el7.noarch.rpm
    gitweb-1.8.3.1-20.el7.noarch.rpm
    perl-Git-1.8.3.1-20.el7.noarch.rpm
    perl-Git-SVN-1.8.3.1-20.el7.noarch.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team

SciLinux: SLSA-2018-3408-1 Important: git on SL7.x x86_64

git: arbitrary code execution via .gitmodules (CVE-2018-17456) SL7 x86_64 git-1.8.3.1-20.el7.x86_64.rpm git-daemon-1.8.3.1-20.el7.x86_64.rpm git-debuginfo-1.8.3.1-20.el7.x86_64.rpm...

Summary

Important: git security update

Security Fixes

* git: arbitrary code execution via .gitmodules (CVE-2018-17456)
SL7 x86_64 git-1.8.3.1-20.el7.x86_64.rpm git-daemon-1.8.3.1-20.el7.x86_64.rpm git-debuginfo-1.8.3.1-20.el7.x86_64.rpm git-gnome-keyring-1.8.3.1-20.el7.x86_64.rpm git-svn-1.8.3.1-20.el7.x86_64.rpm git-1.8.3.1-20.el7.src.rpm noarch emacs-git-1.8.3.1-20.el7.noarch.rpm emacs-git-el-1.8.3.1-20.el7.noarch.rpm git-all-1.8.3.1-20.el7.noarch.rpm git-bzr-1.8.3.1-20.el7.noarch.rpm git-cvs-1.8.3.1-20.el7.noarch.rpm git-email-1.8.3.1-20.el7.noarch.rpm git-gui-1.8.3.1-20.el7.noarch.rpm git-hg-1.8.3.1-20.el7.noarch.rpm git-instaweb-1.8.3.1-20.el7.noarch.rpm git-p4-1.8.3.1-20.el7.noarch.rpm gitk-1.8.3.1-20.el7.noarch.rpm gitweb-1.8.3.1-20.el7.noarch.rpm perl-Git-1.8.3.1-20.el7.noarch.rpm perl-Git-SVN-1.8.3.1-20.el7.noarch.rpm
- Scientific Linux Development Team

Severity

Advisory ID: SLSA-2018:3408-1

Issued Date: : 2018-10-31

CVE Numbers: CVE-2018-17456

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