SUSE-SU-2020:0991-1

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    SUSE-SU-2020:0991-1

    Published: 14 Apr 2020Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2020-5260
    Aliases:
    CVE-2020-5260

    Summary: Security update for git

    Details: This update for git fixes the following issues: - CVE-2020-5260: With a crafted URL that contains a newline in it, the credential helper machinery can be fooled to give credential information for a wrong host (bsc#1168930).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20200991-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1168930, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-5260

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: git

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/git&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.16.4-3.20.1

    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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