SB2018101911 - Amazon Linux AMI update for gitolite3



SB2018101911 - Amazon Linux AMI update for gitolite3

Published: October 19, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018101911
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security 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.