Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2020.105.01
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2020-105-01)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'git' package(s) announced via the SSA:2020-105-01 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'git' package(s) announced via the SSA:2020-105-01 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New git packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/git-2.17.4-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes a security issue: 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. The attack has been made impossible by forbidding a newline character in any value passed via the credential protocol. Credit for finding the vulnerability goes to Felix Wilhelm of Google Project Zero. For more information, see: [link moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'git' package(s) on Slackware 14.0, Slackware 14.1, Slackware 14.2, Slackware current. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-5260 Debian Security Information: DSA-4657 (Google Search) https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4657 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/74Q7WVJ6FKLIN62VS2JD2XCNWK5TNKOW/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MOCTR2SEHCPSCOVUQJAGFPGKFMI2VE6V/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7TVS5UG6JD3MYIGSBKMIOS6AF7CR5IPI/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XPCEOIFLLEF24L6GLVJVFZX4CREDEHDF/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PN3FUOXKX3AXTULYV53ACABER2W2FSOU/ https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-13 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157250/Git-Credential-Helper-Protocol-Newline-Injection.html https://github.com/git/git/commit/9a6bbee8006c24b46a85d29e7b38cfa79e9ab21b https://lore.kernel.org/git/xmqqy2qy7xn8.fsf@gitster.c.googlers.com/ https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00010.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/15/5 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/15/6 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/20/1 SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:0524 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00027.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:0598 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html https://usn.ubuntu.com/4329-1/
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