openSUSE Security Update: VUL-1: git-web xss ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2011:0705-1 Rating: low References: #698456 Cross-References: CVE-2011-2186 Affected Products: openSUSE 11.4 openSUSE 11.3 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. Description: Users with commit access to repos served by git-web could cause cross site scripting (XSS) issues with XML files (CVE-2011-2186). Due to a differently formatted /etc/mime.types openSUSE is not affected by default. This update nevertheless turns on git-web's XSS protection mechanism to avoid similar problems in the future. To turn XSS protection off again put the following line in /etc/gitweb.conf: $prevent_xss = 0; Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE 11.4: zypper in -t patch git-web-4756 - openSUSE 11.3: zypper in -t patch git-web-4756 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - openSUSE 11.4 (i586 x86_64): git-web-1.7.3.4-4.5.1 - openSUSE 11.3 (i586 x86_64): git-web-1.7.1-2.5.1 References: http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2186.html https://bugzilla.novell.com/698456