File _patchinfo of Package patchinfo.7168
<patchinfo incident="7168">
<issue id="1054653" tracker="bnc">VUL-0: CVE-2017-12976: git-annex: before 6.20170818 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an ssh URL with an initial dash character in the hostname, as demonstrated by an ssh://-eProxyCommand URL, a related issue to CVE-</issue>
<issue id="2017-12976" tracker="cve" />
<category>security</category>
<rating>moderate</rating>
<packager>psimons</packager>
<description>This update for git-annex fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2017-12976:
Disallow hostname starting with a dash, which
would get passed to ssh and be treated an option. This could
be used by an attacker who provides a crafted repository url
to cause the victim to execute arbitrary code via -oProxyCommand. (boo#1054653).
</description>
<summary>Security update for git-annex</summary>
</patchinfo>