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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201904-13
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Git: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: April 11, 2019
     Bugs: #671988, #676262
       ID: 201904-13

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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                  < 2.20.1                  >= 2.20.1 

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

Impact
======

Please review the referenced CVE identifier and bugs for details.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Git users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-vcs/git-2.19.2"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2018-19486
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19486

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/201904-13

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 2019 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