Debian DSA-4659-1 : git - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 135794

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Carlo Arenas discovered a flaw in git, a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system. With a crafted URL that contains a newline or empty host, or lacks a scheme, the credential helper machinery can be fooled into providing credential information that is not appropriate for the protocol in use and host being contacted.

Solution

Upgrade the git packages.

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 1:2.11.0-3+deb9u7.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 1:2.20.1-2+deb10u3.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 135794

File Name: debian_DSA-4659.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 4/21/2020

Updated: 5/4/2020

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-11008

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:git, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/20/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/21/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-11008

DSA: 4659

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