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| author | Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de> | 2021-02-12 15:47:42 +0100 |
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| committer | Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de> | 2021-02-12 15:47:42 +0100 |
| commit | 9b77cec89b64f0910df911952ccee0cdf0046f48 (patch) | |
| tree | 7862bb9a330acb1c2ab3f6273d8b659249d3a253 /Documentation/RelNotes | |
| parent | Git 2.18.4 (diff) | |
| parent | Git 2.17.6 (diff) | |
| download | git-9b77cec89b64f0910df911952ccee0cdf0046f48.tar.gz git-9b77cec89b64f0910df911952ccee0cdf0046f48.zip | |
Sync with 2.17.6
* maint-2.17:
Git 2.17.6
unpack_trees(): start with a fresh lstat cache
run-command: invalidate lstat cache after a command finished
checkout: fix bug that makes checkout follow symlinks in leading path
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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/RelNotes/2.17.6.txt | 16 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.17.6.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.17.6.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..2f181e8064 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.17.6.txt @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +Git v2.17.6 Release Notes +========================= + +This release addresses the security issues CVE-2021-21300. + +Fixes since v2.17.5 +------------------- + + * CVE-2021-21300: + On case-insensitive file systems with support for symbolic links, + if Git is configured globally to apply delay-capable clean/smudge + filters (such as Git LFS), Git could be fooled into running + remote code during a clone. + +Credit for finding and fixing this vulnerability goes to Matheus +Tavares, helped by Johannes Schindelin. |