========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3438-1 October 05, 2017
git vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 17.04 - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Git be made to run programs if it processed a specially crafted file. Software Description: - git: fast, scalable, distributed revision control system Details: It was discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain subcommands such as cvsserver. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue via shell metacharacters in modules names to execute arbitrary code. This update also removes the cvsserver subcommand from git-shell by default. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 17.04: git 1:2.11.0-2ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: git 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: git 1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.7 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3438-1 CVE-2017-14867 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.11.0-2ubuntu0.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.7
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