CVE-2017-8386 Affecting git-email package, versions <0:1.8.3.1-11.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
12.39% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-GITEMAIL-2518289
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed1 Jun 2017

Introduced: 1 Jun 2017

CVE-2017-8386  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 git-email to version 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-2004.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream git-email package and not the git-email package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

git-shell in git before 2.4.12, 2.5.x before 2.5.6, 2.6.x before 2.6.7, 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.8.x before 2.8.5, 2.9.x before 2.9.4, 2.10.x before 2.10.3, 2.11.x before 2.11.2, and 2.12.x before 2.12.3 might allow remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a repository name that starts with a - (dash) character.

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