MGASA-2015-0396

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    MGASA-2015-0396

    Published: 13 Oct 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated git packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: The git package has been updated to version 2.3.10, fixing a few security issues. These include buffer and integer overflow issues with long file path names and large files, as well as a remote code execution flaw with some protocols like git-remote-ext and specially crafted URLs. See the upstream release notes for details.

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0396.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16913, https://raw.githubusercontent.com/git/git/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.3.9.txt, https://raw.githubusercontent.com/git/git/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.3.10.txt

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: git

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/git?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.3.10-1.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High