Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU51337
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21300
CWE-ID:
CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in Git for Visual Studio. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationUpdate the affected package git to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools: 15-SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem: 15-SP3
perl-Git: before 2.31.1-10.3.1
git-core-debuginfo: before 2.31.1-10.3.1
git-core: before 2.31.1-10.3.1
git-doc: before 2.31.1-10.3.1
gitk: before 2.31.1-10.3.1
git-web: before 2.31.1-10.3.1
git-svn: before 2.31.1-10.3.1
git-gui: before 2.31.1-10.3.1
git-email: before 2.31.1-10.3.1
git-debugsource: before 2.31.1-10.3.1
git-debuginfo: before 2.31.1-10.3.1
git-daemon-debuginfo: before 2.31.1-10.3.1
git-daemon: before 2.31.1-10.3.1
git-cvs: before 2.31.1-10.3.1
git-arch: before 2.31.1-10.3.1
git: before 2.31.1-10.3.1
External linkshttp://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20212555-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, a fully functional exploit for this vulnerability is available.