From 6b82d3eea625d83af067dc0ed57e361711cfb8b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Johannes Schindelin Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2021 19:13:11 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Git 2.17.6 Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin --- Documentation/RelNotes/2.17.6.txt | 16 ++++++++++++++++ GIT-VERSION-GEN | 2 +- RelNotes | 2 +- 3 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) create mode 100644 Documentation/RelNotes/2.17.6.txt 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. diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN index 85d9db5600..4675585069 100755 --- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN +++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ #!/bin/sh GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE -DEF_VER=v2.17.5 +DEF_VER=v2.17.6 LF=' ' diff --git a/RelNotes b/RelNotes index 07012e884f..04bc17f6c5 120000 --- a/RelNotes +++ b/RelNotes @@ -1 +1 @@ -Documentation/RelNotes/2.17.5.txt \ No newline at end of file +Documentation/RelNotes/2.17.6.txt \ No newline at end of file