SB2018020716 - Amazon Linux AMI update for git
Published: February 7, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018020716
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15298)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists due to mishandling of layers of tree objects. A remote attacker can trigger disk consumption and cause the service to crash via a specially crafted repository, aka a Git bomb.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.