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
Source: USN-4334-1: Git vulnerability
