Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2016.0172
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2016-0172)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'mercurial' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2016-0172 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'mercurial' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2016-0172 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: This update fixes possible arbitrary code execution when converting Git repos. Mercurial prior to 3.8 allowed arbitrary code execution when using the convert extension on Git repos with hostile names. This could affect automated code conversion services that allow arbitrary repository names. This is a further side-effect of Git CVE-2015-7545. Reported and fixed by Blake Burkhart. Affected Software/OS: 'mercurial' package(s) on Mageia 5. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-3105 BugTraq ID: 90536 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90536 Debian Security Information: DSA-3570 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3570 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-19 http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.533255 SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1336 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00082.html
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