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Ubuntu: USN-3243-1 (CVE-2014-9938): Git vulnerability

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Ubuntu: USN-3243-1 (CVE-2014-9938): Git vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/19/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/24/2017
Modified
06/25/2020

Description

contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh in Git before 1.9.3 does not sanitize branch names in the PS1 variable, allowing a malicious repository to cause code execution.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-git

References

  • USN-3243-1
  • CVE-2014-9938

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