[Bug 1774061] Re: git: CVE-2018-11235 arbitary code execution via submodule names in .gitmodules

[Anders Kaseorg]

Jan: It’s not special.  As a rule, stable releases almost never get
version bumps outside of a handful of prominent packages that can’t be
supported securely any other way (e.g. Firefox).  Instead, individual
security patches are backported.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates

git 2.7.4-0ubuntu1.4 in xenial-security has the security fix.  If you
want 2.17.1 in xenial, use the PPA (https://launchpad.net/~git-
core/+archive/ubuntu/ppa).

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Title:
  git:  CVE-2018-11235 arbitary code execution via submodule names in
  .gitmodules

Status in git package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  Git v2.17.1, v2.13.7, v2.14.4, v2.15.2 and v2.16.4 contain a fix for CVE 2018-11235 announced here:
  https://public-inbox.org/git/xmqqy3g2flb6.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com/

  Debian has fixed packages here: https://security-
  tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-11235

  I could not find the fixed packages for Ubuntu, the Ubuntu link on the
  above debian tracker results in a 404, and there is no newer package
  available in the repository for 18.04 LTS.

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