Security update for git

Announcement ID:	SUSE-SU-2024:2579-1
Rating:	important
References:	bsc#1219660
Cross-References:	CVE-2024-24577
CVSS scores:	CVE-2024-24577 ( SUSE ): 8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L CVE-2024-24577 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:	Basesystem Module 15-SP6 Development Tools Module 15-SP6 openSUSE Leap 15.6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for git fixes the following issues:

• CVE-2024-24577: Fixed arbitrary code execution due to heap corruption in git_index_add (bsc#1219660)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

• Development Tools Module 15-SP6
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP6-2024-2579=1
• openSUSE Leap 15.6
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-2579=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2024-2579=1
• Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2024-2579=1

Package List:

• Development Tools Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • git-cvs-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
  • git-email-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
  • perl-Git-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
  • git-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
  • git-web-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
  • git-debuginfo-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
  • git-debugsource-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
  • git-daemon-debuginfo-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
  • git-svn-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
  • git-arch-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
  • gitk-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
  • git-daemon-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
  • git-gui-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
• Development Tools Module 15-SP6 (noarch)
  • git-doc-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
• openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
  • git-credential-libsecret-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
  • git-cvs-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
  • git-email-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
  • git-core-debuginfo-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
  • perl-Git-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
  • git-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
  • git-web-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
  • git-credential-libsecret-debuginfo-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
  • git-debuginfo-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
  • git-p4-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
  • git-core-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
  • git-debugsource-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
  • git-daemon-debuginfo-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
  • git-svn-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
  • git-arch-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
  • gitk-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
  • git-daemon-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
  • git-gui-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
• openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
  • git-doc-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
• Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • git-core-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
  • git-debugsource-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
  • git-core-debuginfo-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1
  • git-debuginfo-2.43.0-150600.3.6.1

References:

• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-24577.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1219660