SB2025012442 - openEuler update for git

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50349)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing  attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect handling of control sequences in account names when asking for credentials. A remote attacker can trick the victim into clicking on a specially crafted URL and trick users into providing passwords for trusted Git hosting sites when in fact they are then sent to untrusted sites that are under the attacker's control.

2) Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-52006)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to exfiltrate data.

The vulnerability exists due to newline confusion in credential helpers when interpreting single Carriage Return characters. A remote attacker can gain access to sensitive information.

3) Insufficiently protected credentials (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5260)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the Git can be tricked into sending private credentials to a host controlled by an attacker. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted URL to "git clone" that will present stored credentials for any host to a host of their choosing.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2025-1068