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Old 09-15-2008
Debian: New git-core packages fix buffer overflow

LinuxSecurity.com: Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in git-core, the core of the git distributed revision control system. Improper path length limitations in git's diff and grep functions, in combination with maliciously crafted repositories or changes, could enable a stack buffer overflow and potentially the execution of arbitrary code.

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GIT-MERGETOOL--LIB(1)						    Git Manual						     GIT-MERGETOOL--LIB(1)

NAME
git-mergetool--lib - Common git merge tool shell scriptlets SYNOPSIS
TOOL_MODE=(diff|merge) . "$(git --exec-path)/git-mergetool--lib" DESCRIPTION
This is not a command the end user would want to run. Ever. This documentation is meant for people who are studying the Porcelain-ish scripts and/or are writing new ones. The git-mergetool--lib scriptlet is designed to be sourced (using .) by other shell scripts to set up functions for working with git merge tools. Before sourcing git-mergetool--lib, your script must set TOOL_MODE to define the operation mode for the functions listed below. diff and merge are valid values. FUNCTIONS
get_merge_tool returns a merge tool. get_merge_tool_cmd returns the custom command for a merge tool. get_merge_tool_path returns the custom path for a merge tool. run_merge_tool launches a merge tool given the tool name and a true/false flag to indicate whether a merge base is present. $MERGED, $LOCAL, $REMOTE, and $BASE must be defined for use by the merge tool. AUTHOR
Written by David Aguilar <davvid@gmail.com[1]> DOCUMENTATION
Documentation by David Aguilar and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org[2]>. GIT
Part of the git(1) suite NOTES
1. davvid@gmail.com mailto:davvid@gmail.com 2. git@vger.kernel.org mailto:git@vger.kernel.org Git 1.7.1 07/05/2010 GIT-MERGETOOL--LIB(1)