========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3243-1 March 23, 2017
git vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Git could be made to run programs as your login if it explored a specially crafted repository. Software Description: - git: fast, scalable, distributed revision control system Details: It was discovered that Git incorrectly sanitized branch names in the PS1 variable when configured to display the repository status in the shell prompt. If a user were tricked into exploring a malicious repository, a remote attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: git 1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.4 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3243-1 CVE-2014-9938 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.4
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