USN-2938-1: Git vulnerabilities

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2938-1

21st March, 2016

git vulnerabilities

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

• Ubuntu 15.10
• Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary

Git could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it received changes from a specially crafted remote repository.

Software description

• git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system

Details

Laël Cellier discovered that Git incorrectly handled path strings in
crafted Git repositories. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the user invoking Git. (CVE-2016-2315, CVE-2016-2324)

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:

Ubuntu 15.10:

git 1:2.5.0-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:

git 1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:

git 1:1.7.9.5-1ubuntu0.3

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

CVE-2016-2315, CVE-2016-2324