SB2018091310 - Race condition in gitolite
Published: September 13, 2018 Updated: July 17, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018091310
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16976)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to read and manipulate data.
Gitolite before 3.6.9 does not (in certain configurations involving @all or a regex) properly restrict access to a Git repository that is in the process of being migrated until the full set of migration steps has been completed. This can allow valid users to obtain unintended access.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.