Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3243-1
23rd March, 2017
git vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Git could be made to run programs as your login if it explored a specially crafted repository.
Software description
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 version:
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
git 1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.4
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
CVE-2014-9938
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23rd March, 2017
git vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
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
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 version:
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
git 1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.4
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
CVE-2014-9938
Continue reading...
