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Debian Security Advisory DSA 4212-1 (git - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Etienne Stalmans discovered that git, a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system, is prone to an arbitrary code execution vulnerability exploitable via specially crafted submodule names in a .gitmodules file.
Affected Software
Affected Software
git on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1:2.1.4-2.1+deb8u6. For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 1:2.11.0-3+deb9u3. We recommend that you upgrade your git packages. For the detailed security status of git please refer to its security tracker page linked in the references.