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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3570-1 (mercurial - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Blake Burkhart discovered an arbitrary code execution flaw in Mercurial, a distributed version control system, when using the convert extension on Git repositories with specially crafted names. This flaw in particular affects automated code conversion services that allow arbitrary repository names.
Affected Software
Affected Software
mercurial on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 3.1.2-2+deb8u3. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 3.8.1-1. We recommend that you upgrade your mercurial packages.