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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Git: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: March 15, 2020
     Bugs: #702296
       ID: 202003-30

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Git, the worst of which
could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Background
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Git is a free and open source distributed version control system
designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with
speed and efficiency.

Affected packages
=================

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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  dev-vcs/git                  < 2.21.1                  >= 2.21.1
                                < 2.23.1-r1              >= 2.23.1-r1
                                  < 2.24.1                  >= 2.24.1

Description
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Git. Please review the
CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

An attacker could possibly overwrite arbitrary paths, execute arbitrary
code, and overwrite files in the .git directory.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All Git 2.21.x users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-vcs/git-2.21.1"

All Git 2.23.x users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-vcs/git-2.23.1-r1"

All Git 2.24.x users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-vcs/git-2.24.1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2019-1348
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1348
[ 2 ] CVE-2019-1349
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1349
[ 3 ] CVE-2019-1350
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1350
[ 4 ] CVE-2019-1351
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1351
[ 5 ] CVE-2019-1352
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1352
[ 6 ] CVE-2019-1353
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1353
[ 7 ] CVE-2019-1354
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1354
[ 8 ] CVE-2019-1387
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1387
[ 9 ] CVE-2019-19604
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19604

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-30

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5