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  • [SECURITY] [DSA 1637-1] New git-core packages fix buffer overflow (1/2)

    From Devin Carraway@1:229/2 to All on Mon Sep 15 09:50:09 2008
    From: [email protected]

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    - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Debian Security Advisory DSA-1637-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Devin Carraway September 15, 2008 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
    - ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package : git-core
    Vulnerability : buffer overflow
    Problem type : local (remote)
    Debian-specific: no
    CVE Id(s) : CVE-2008-3546
    Debian Bug : 494097

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in git-core, the core of
    the git distributed revision control system. Improper path length
    limitations in git's diff and grep functions, in combination with
    maliciously crafted repositories or changes, could enable a stack
    buffer overflow and potentially the execution of arbitrary code.

    The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies this
    vulnerabilitiy as CVE-2008-3546.

    For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in
    version 1.4.4.4-2.1+etch1.

    For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
    version 1.5.6.5-1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your git-core packages.

    Upgrade instructions
    - --------------------

    wget url
    will fetch the file for you
    dpkg -i file.deb
    will install the referenced file.

    If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
    sources.list as given below:

    apt-get update
    will update the internal database
    apt-get upgrade
    will install corrected packages

    You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
    footer to the proper configuration.


    Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 alias etch
    - -------------------------------

    Debian (stable)
    - ---------------

    Stable updates are available for alpha, amd64, arm, hppa, i386, ia64, mips, mipsel, powerpc, s390 and sparc.

    Source archives:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/git-core/git-core_1.4.4.4-2.1+etch1.dsc
    Size/MD5 checksum: 801 e1da32690d937c31112734e3a568a6b2
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/git-core/git-core_1.4.4.4.orig.tar.gz
    Size/MD5 checksum: 1054130 99bc7ea441226f792b6f796a838e7ef0
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/git-core/git-core_1.4.4.4-2.1+etch1.diff.gz
    Size/MD5 checksum: 80042 b10d0f2f899b73e92cc22fd0e7616f8a

    Architecture independent packages:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/git-core/git-arch_1.4.4.4-2.1+etch1_all.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum: 68534 bc1c4be53e445eb2a9a1cba42410f85e
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/git-core/git-cvs_1.4.4.4-2.1+etch1_all.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum: 93752 fbbef80ad27745f79072bce3e5ae3a96
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/git-core/git-email_1.4.4.4-2.1+etch1_all.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum: 62850 dfaff5a7df0025792768a536fae519af
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/git-core/gitweb_1.4.4.4-2.1+etch1_all.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum: 88008 b10f4275020e838c1fb1a1af6ccef056
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/git-core/git-daemon-run_1.4.4.4-2.1+etch1_all.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum: 55366 5b7be4b5951849b301d1faddf831dff8
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/git-core/git-doc_1.4.4.4-2.1+etch1_all.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum: 466200 0a21d338c7741147ff36242abaf3b402
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/git-core/git-svn_1.4.4.4-2.1+etch1_all.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum: 100590 990844afb17ba526bbffb49796497b6e
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/git-core/gitk_1.4.4.4-2.1+etch1_all.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum: 99352 a2d4c126758efa9fa9a549e8736f80a3

    alpha architecture (DEC Alpha)

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/git-core/git-core_1.4.4.4-2.1+etch1_alpha.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum: 3092536 10a91198e5606dc6b1f6037803389d53

    amd64 architecture (AMD x86_64 (AMD64))

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/git-core/git-core_1.4.4.4-2.1+etch1_amd64.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum: 2627502 3fad9097fef2d907e66a28c9cb3f9684

    arm architecture (ARM)

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/git-core/git-core_1.4.4.4-2.1+etch1_arm.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum: 2317560 de4bd89d3a608df2b1216f86cf0b8b53

    hppa architecture (HP PA RISC)

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/git-core/git-core_1.4.4.4-2.1+etch1_hppa.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum: 2692126 53c2bf7b21e779e94c34405201be7910

    i386 architecture (Intel ia32)

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/git-core/git-core_1.4.4.4-2.1+etch1_i386.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum: 2330734 769253444bc1f266f706bc742bec86ee

    ia64 architecture (Intel ia64)

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/git-core/git-core_1.4.4.4-2.1+etch1_ia64.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum: 3813238 65d7e5064d427e425173653300a6b5c6

    mips architecture (MIPS (Big Endian))

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/git-core/git-core_1.4.4.4-2.1+etch1_mips.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum: 2784982 4cd7c71d0cb63880562ec56b9c30ba0f

    mipsel architecture (MIPS (Little Endian))

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/git-core/git-core_1.4.4.4-2.1+etch1_mipsel.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum: 2799604 8cedf2b70c763b893500a04d42ffa82d

    powerpc architecture (PowerPC)

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/git-core/git-core_1.4.4.4-2.1+etch1_powerpc.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum: 2636198 fe400a070ce9d89c60dc619334501d94

    s390 architecture (IBM S/390)

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/git-core/git-core_1.4.4.4-2.1+etch1_s390.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum: 2620338 2c0192889678a8159a26c1f8c9d3a970

    sparc architecture (Sun SPARC/UltraSPARC)

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/git-core/git-core_1.4.4.4-2.1+etch1_sparc.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum: 2278862 cd969645dfe4fb36e457dabc3a5c7516


    These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on
    its next update.

    - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    For apt-get: deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main
    For dpkg-ftp: ftp://security.debian.org/debian-security dists/stable/updates/main
    Mailing list: [email protected]
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