========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4334-1 April 21, 2020
git vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 19.10 - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: Git could be made to expose sensitive information. Software Description: - git: fast, scalable, distributed revision control system Details: Carlo Arenas discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain URLs containing newlines, empty hosts, or lacking a scheme. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to trick Git into returning credential information for a wrong host. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.10: git 1:2.20.1-2ubuntu1.19.10.3 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: git 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.7 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: git 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.9 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4334-1 CVE-2020-11008 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.20.1-2ubuntu1.19.10.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.7 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.9
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