MGASA-2017-0404

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    MGASA-2017-0404

    Published: 7 Nov 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-14867

    Summary: Updated git packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: The `git` subcommand `cvsserver` is a Perl script which makes excessive use of the backtick operator to invoke `git`. Unfortunately user input is used within some of those invocations, which can be a OS Command Injection vulnerability (CVE-2017-14867).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0404.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21774, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/26/9

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: git

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/git?arch=source&distro=mageia-6

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.13.6-1.mga6

    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
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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