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Alpine Linux: CVE-2018-20683: gitolite security issue in optional bundle helper

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2018-20683: gitolite security issue in optional bundle helper

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/10/2019
Created
03/19/2019
Added
01/25/2019
Modified
04/09/2024

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-gitolite

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