SUSE-SU-2018:4009-1: important: Security update for libgit2

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for libgit2
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2018:4009-1
Rating:             important
References:         #1110949 #1114729 
Cross-References:   CVE-2018-17456
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15
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   An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata
   is now available.

Description:

   This update for libgit2 fixes the following issues:


   Security issue fixed:

   - CVE-2018-17456: Submodule URLs and paths with a leading "-" are now
     ignored to avoid injecting options into library consumers that perform
     recursive clones (bsc#1110949).


   Non-security issues fixed:

   - Version update to version 0.26.8 (bsc#1114729).
   - Full changelog can be found at:
     * https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v0.26.8
     * https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v0.26.7


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
   like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-2018-2865=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      libgit2-26-0.26.8-3.8.1
      libgit2-26-debuginfo-0.26.8-3.8.1
      libgit2-debugsource-0.26.8-3.8.1
      libgit2-devel-0.26.8-3.8.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17456.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1110949
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1114729



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