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CVE-2017-8386 Affecting git package, versions <1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.1

Severity

 Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.52% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-GIT-340903
  • published1 Jun 2017
  • disclosed1 Jun 2017
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Introduced: 1 Jun 2017

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How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 git to version 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream git package and not the git package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 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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