Security update for git

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:0798-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2016-2315 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2016-2315 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2016-2324 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2016-2324 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Cloud 5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for git fixes a buffer overflow issue that had the potential to be abused for remote execution of arbitrary code (CVE-2016-2315, CVE-2016-2324, bsc#971328).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-git-12460=1
  • SUSE Cloud 5
    zypper in -t patch sleclo50sp3-git-12460=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • git-1.7.12.4-0.14.1
    • git-daemon-1.7.12.4-0.14.1
    • git-core-1.7.12.4-0.14.1
    • git-gui-1.7.12.4-0.14.1
    • git-arch-1.7.12.4-0.14.1
    • git-web-1.7.12.4-0.14.1
    • gitk-1.7.12.4-0.14.1
    • git-cvs-1.7.12.4-0.14.1
    • git-svn-1.7.12.4-0.14.1
    • git-email-1.7.12.4-0.14.1
  • SUSE Cloud 5 (x86_64)
    • git-core-1.7.12.4-0.14.1

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