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Scientific Linux Security Update : git on SL6.x, SL7.x i386/x86_64 (20160323)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 90143

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Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

An integer truncation flaw and an integer overflow flaw, both leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, were found in the way Git processed certain path information. A remote attacker could create a specially crafted Git repository that would cause a Git client or server to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-2315, CVE-2016-2324)

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?89482cae

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 90143

File Name: sl_20160323_git_on_SL6_x.nasl

Version: 2.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/24/2016

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:emacs-git, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:emacs-git-el, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:git, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:git-all, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:git-bzr, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:git-cvs, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:git-daemon, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:git-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:git-email, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:git-gui, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:git-hg, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:git-p4, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:git-svn, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:gitk, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:gitweb, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:perl-git, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:perl-git-svn, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 3/23/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/8/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-2315, CVE-2016-2324