Description
webcheckout in myrepos through 1.20171231 does not sanitize URLs that are passed to git clone, allowing a malicious website operator or a MitM attacker to take advantage of it for arbitrary code execution, as demonstrated by an "ext::sh -c" attack or an option injection attack.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | myrepos | 1.20180726 | — |
| Debian 13 | myrepos | 1.20180726 | — |
| Debian 12 | myrepos | 1.20180726 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | myrepos | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | myrepos | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | mr | 1.20180726-1.5 | openSUSE-SU-2024:11063-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.8 | myrepos | 1.20180726-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.7 | myrepos | 1.20180726-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.6 | myrepos | 1.20180726-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.5 | myrepos | 1.20180726-r0 | — |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:11063-1 mr-1.20180726-1.5 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026