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Critical DLA-1224-1 1 CVE

mercurial - security update

Published Dec 28, 2017 · Updated Mar 9, 2026

Ecosystem: Debian

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Debian · 7 mercurial 2.2.2-4+deb7u6

Vulnerabilities 1

  • Critical 9.8
    CVE-2017-17458

    Mercurial vulnerable to arbitrary code injection

    In Mercurial before 4.4.1, it is possible that a specially malformed repository can cause Git subrepositories to run arbitrary code in the form of a .git/hooks/post-update script checked into the repository. Typical use of Mercurial prevents construction of s…

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