CVE-2008-5916

Publication date 21 January 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

gitweb/gitweb.perl in gitweb in Git 1.6.x before 1.6.0.6, 1.5.6.x before 1.5.6.6, 1.5.5.x before 1.5.5.6, 1.5.4.x before 1.5.4.7, and other versions after 1.4.3 allows local repository owners to execute arbitrary commands by modifying the diff.external configuration variable and executing a crafted gitweb query.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
git-core	8.10 intrepid	Fixed 1:1.5.6.3-1.1ubuntu2.1
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 1:1.5.4.3-1ubuntu2.1
	7.10 gutsy	Not affected
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not affected

Notes

mdeslaur

diff.external variable only available since 1.5.4 http://repo.or.cz/w/git.git?a=commitdiff;h=cbe02100 http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122977048914639&w=2 So, doesn't affect dapper and gutsy

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
git-core	Upstream: http://repo.or.cz/w/git.git?a=commit;h=dfff4b7aa42de7e7d58caeebe2c6128449f09b76

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)