USN-4334-1: Git vulnerability
USN-4334-1: Git vulnerability 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 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-2020-11008 Source: USN-4334-1: Git vulnerability
