The binary delta decoder in Mercurial before 3.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) clone, (2) push, or (3) pull command, related to (a) a list sizing rounding error and (b) short records.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fedora | Fedoraproject | 22 (including) | 22 (including) |
| Fedora | Fedoraproject | 23 (including) | 23 (including) |
| Mercurial | Ubuntu | esm-infra-legacy/trusty | * |
| Mercurial | Ubuntu | precise | * |
| Mercurial | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Mercurial | Ubuntu | trusty/esm | * |
| Mercurial | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Mercurial | Ubuntu | wily | * |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181505.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181542.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00017.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00018.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00043.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3542
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-19
- https://selenic.com/repo/hg-stable/rev/b6ed2505d6cf
- https://selenic.com/repo/hg-stable/rev/b9714d958e89
- https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_3.7.3_.282016-3-29.29
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181505.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181542.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00017.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00018.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00043.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3542
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-19
- https://selenic.com/repo/hg-stable/rev/b6ed2505d6cf
- https://selenic.com/repo/hg-stable/rev/b9714d958e89
- https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_3.7.3_.282016-3-29.29