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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202004-13
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Severity: Low
Title: Git: Information disclosure
Date: April 23, 2020
Bugs: #717156, #718710
ID: 202004-13
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Git which might all allow
attackers to access sensitive information.
Background
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Git is a free and open source distributed version control system
designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with
speed and efficiency.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-vcs/git < 2.26.2 *>= 2.23.3
*>= 2.24.3
*>= 2.25.4
*>= 2.26.2
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Git. Please review the
CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker, by providing a specially crafted URL, could possibly
trick Git into returning credential information for a wrong host.
Workaround
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Disabling credential helpers will prevent this vulnerability.
Resolution
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All Git 2.23.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=dev-vcs/git-2.23.3”
All Git 2.24.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=dev-vcs/git-2.24.3”
All Git 2.25.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=dev-vcs/git-2.25.4”
All Git 2.26.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=dev-vcs/git-2.26.2”
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-11008
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11008
[ 2 ] CVE-2020-5260
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5260
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-13
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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