Security
Security
An error in git-daemon might lead to a Denial of Service via resource consumption.
| Package | dev-util/git on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 1.6.3.3 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 1.6.3.3 |
git - the stupid content tracker, the revision control system used by the Linux kernel team.
Shawn O. Pearce reported that git-daemon runs into an infinite loop when handling requests that contain unrecognized arguments.
A remote unauthenticated attacker could send a specially crafted request to git-daemon, possibly leading to a Denial of Service (CPU consumption).
There is no known workaround at this time.
All git users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-util/git-1.6.3.3"
Release date
July 12, 2009
Latest revision
July 12, 2009: 01
Severity
normal
Exploitable
remote
Bugzilla entries