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PYSEC-2016-28
Quick fix
PYSEC-2016-28 — mercurial: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.
pip install --upgrade 'mercurial>=3.8-rc'Details
The convert extension in Mercurial before 3.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted git repository name.
Are you affected?
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Affected packages
References
- https://selenic.com/hg/rev/a56296f55a5e[WEB]
- https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_3.8_.2F_3.8.1_.282016-5-1.29[WEB]
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3570[ADVISORY]
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90536[WEB]
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.533255[WEB]
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00082.html[WEB]
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-19[ADVISORY]
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-49cw-434h-qc57[ADVISORY]