Advisories:rPSA-2008-0253
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rPath Security Advisory 2008-0253-1
Published: 2008-08-12
Products
- rPath Linux 2
Rating
- Minor
Exposure Level Classification
- Indirect Non-deterministic Denial of Service
Updated Versions
- git=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/1.5.6.4-1-0.1
- gitweb=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/1.5.6.4-1-0.1
rPath Issue Tracking System
References
Description
- Previous versions of the git package are vulnerable to a Denial
- of Service in which repositories using long path-names may cause
- buffer overflows and application crashes on certain platforms.
- It has not been determined that this vulnerability can be exploited
- to execute malicious code.
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