SUSE-SU-2018:4088-1

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    SUSE-SU-2018:4088-1

    Published: 12 Dec 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-17456

    Summary: Security update for git

    Details: This update for git fixes the following issue: - CVE-2018-17456: Git allowed remote code execution during processing of a recursive 'git clone' of a superproject if a .gitmodules file has a URL field beginning with a '-' character. (boo#1110949).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20184088-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1110949, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17456

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: git

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/git&distro=HPE%20Helion%20OpenStack%208

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.12.3-27.17.2

    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
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