A Git security update has been released for Gentoo Linux.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202003-30
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  https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Git: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: March 15, 2020
Bugs: #702296
ID: 202003-30

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Synopsis
========

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

Background
==========

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
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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
============

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