MGASA-2019-0058 - Updated gitolite packages fixes security vulnerability

Publication date: 31 Jan 2019
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0058.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 6
CVE: CVE-2018-20683

In commands/rsync in Gitolite before 3.6.11, if .gitolite.rc enables
rsync, mishandles the rsync command line, which allows attackers to have
a "bad" impact by triggering use of an option other than -v, -n, -q, or
-P (CVE-2018-20683).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24210
- - https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-20683

SRPMS:
- 6/core/gitolite-3.6.11-1.mga6

Mageia 2019-0058: gitolite security update

In commands/rsync in Gitolite before 3.6.11, if .gitolite.rc enables rsync, mishandles the rsync command line, which allows attackers to have a "bad" impact by triggering use of an...

Summary

In commands/rsync in Gitolite before 3.6.11, if .gitolite.rc enables rsync, mishandles the rsync command line, which allows attackers to have a "bad" impact by triggering use of an option other than -v, -n, -q, or -P (CVE-2018-20683).

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24210

- - https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-20683

Resolution

MGASA-2019-0058 - Updated gitolite packages fixes security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 6/core/gitolite-3.6.11-1.mga6

Severity
Publication date: 31 Jan 2019
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0058.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2018-20683

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