SUSE-SU-2018:4009-1

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    SUSE-SU-2018:4009-1

    Published: 7 Dec 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-17456

    Summary: Security update for libgit2

    Details: This update for libgit2 fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed: - CVE-2018-17456: Submodule URLs and paths with a leading '-' are now ignored to avoid injecting options into library consumers that perform recursive clones (bsc#1110949). Non-security issues fixed: - Version update to version 0.26.8 (bsc#1114729). - Full changelog can be found at: * https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v0.26.8 * https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v0.26.7

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20184009-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1110949, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1114729, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17456

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libgit2

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/libgit2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.26.8-3.8.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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