Improper Input Validation Affecting rh-git29-git-all package, versions <0:2.9.3-4.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.5% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-RHGIT29GITALL-4698118
  • published1 Nov 2021
  • disclosed30 May 2018

Introduced: 30 May 2018

CVE-2018-11233  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 rh-git29-git-all to version 0:2.9.3-4.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:2147.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rh-git29-git-all package and not the rh-git29-git-all package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Git before 2.13.7, 2.14.x before 2.14.4, 2.15.x before 2.15.2, 2.16.x before 2.16.4, and 2.17.x before 2.17.1, code to sanity-check pathnames on NTFS can result in reading out-of-bounds memory.