[ MDVSA-2015:169 ] git

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 Mandriva Linux Security Advisory                         MDVSA-2015:169
 http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/
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 Package : git
 Date    : March 30, 2015
 Affected: Business Server 2.0
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 Problem Description:

 Updated git packages fix security vulnerability:
 
 It was reported that git, when used as a client on a case-insensitive
 filesystem, could allow the overwrite of the .git/config file when
 the client performed a git pull.  Because git permitted committing
 .Git/config (or any case variation), on the pull this would replace the
 user's .git/config.  If this malicious config file contained defined
 external commands (such as for invoking and editor or an external diff
 utility) it could allow for the execution of arbitrary code 

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