Gentoo update for Git



| Updated: 2019-04-18
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-19486
CWE-ID CWE-77
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Gentoo Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Command injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU16148

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19486

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a flaw in the run_command() API and 'run-command.c' when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can issue specially crafted commands from the current working directory and execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages:
dev-vcs/git to version: 2.20.1

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-13


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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