Upstream information

CVE-2010-2542 at MITRE

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the is_git_directory function in setup.c in Git before 1.7.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a long gitdir: field in a .git file in a working copy.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having important severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 7.5
Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 624586 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

  • SUSE-SR:2011:004, published Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:00:00 +0000
    • openSUSE-SU-2011:0115-1

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
  • git >= 1.7.12.4-0.9.1
  • git-arch >= 1.7.12.4-0.9.1
  • git-core >= 1.7.12.4-0.9.1
  • git-cvs >= 1.7.12.4-0.9.1
  • git-daemon >= 1.7.12.4-0.9.1
  • git-email >= 1.7.12.4-0.9.1
  • git-gui >= 1.7.12.4-0.9.1
  • git-svn >= 1.7.12.4-0.9.1
  • git-web >= 1.7.12.4-0.9.1
  • gitk >= 1.7.12.4-0.9.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA git-1.7.12.4-0.9.1

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 git Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 git Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 git Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 git Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 git Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 git Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 git Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 git Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP1 git Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP2 git Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 git Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 git Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1 git Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 git Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 git Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 git Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5 git Affected
SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3 git Released
Products at an unknown state of their lifecycle.
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 4 git Affected

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 07:42:59 2013
CVE page last modified: Tue Jul 2 15:26:03 2024