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GLSA-202003-42 : libgit2: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 134728

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202003-42 (libgit2: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libgit2. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 An attacker could possibly overwrite arbitrary paths, execute arbitrary code, and overwrite files in the .git directory.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All libgit2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-libs/libgit2-0.28.4'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-42

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 134728

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202003-42.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 3/20/2020

Updated: 3/21/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-1350

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-1387

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libgit2, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/19/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/18/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-1348, CVE-2019-1350, CVE-2019-1387

GLSA: 202003-42