Oval Definition:oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20160706
Revision Date:2016-05-02Version:635
Title:RHSA-2016:0706: mercurial security update (Important)
Description:Mercurial is a fast, lightweight source control management system designed for efficient handling of very large distributed projects.

Security Fix(es):

  • It was discovered that Mercurial failed to properly check Git sub-repository URLs. A Mercurial repository that includes a Git sub-repository with a specially crafted URL could cause Mercurial to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-3068)

  • It was discovered that the Mercurial convert extension failed to sanitize special characters in Git repository names. A Git repository with a specially crafted name could cause Mercurial to execute arbitrary code when the Git repository was converted to a Mercurial repository. (CVE-2016-3069)

    Red Hat would like to thank Blake Burkhart for reporting these issues.
  • Family:unixClass:patch
    Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-3068
    CVE-2016-3069
    RHSA-2016:0706
    RHSA-2016:0706-00
    RHSA-2016:0706-01
    Platform(s):Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
    Product(s):
    Definition Synopsis
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux must be installed
  • OR Package Information
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 is installed
  • AND
  • emacs-mercurial is earlier than 0:2.6.2-6.el7_2
  • AND emacs-mercurial is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • emacs-mercurial-el is earlier than 0:2.6.2-6.el7_2
  • AND emacs-mercurial-el is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • mercurial is earlier than 0:2.6.2-6.el7_2
  • AND mercurial is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • mercurial-hgk is earlier than 0:2.6.2-6.el7_2
  • AND mercurial-hgk is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • BACK