Debian Security Advisory
DLA-938-1 git -- LTS security update
- Date Reported:
- 10 May 2017
- Affected Packages:
- git
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2017-8386.
- More information:
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Timo Schmid of ERNW GmbH discovered that the Git git-shell, a restricted login shell for Git-only SSH access, allows a user to run an interactive pager by causing it to spawn "git upload-pack --help".
For Debian 7
Wheezy
, these problems have been fixed in version 1:1.7.10.4-1+wheezy4.We recommend that you upgrade your git packages.
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS