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[PATCH] gnu: git: Update to 2.39.2 [fixes CVE-2023-22490 & CVE-2023-23946].

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Message #11 received at 61583 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
To: Greg Hogan <code <at> greghogan.com>, 61583 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,  Christopher
 Baines <mail <at> cbaines.net>, Josselin Poiret <dev <at> jpoiret.xyz>, Ludovic
 Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>, Mathieu Othacehe
 <othacehe <at> gnu.org>, Ricardo
 Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>, Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>,
 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me <at> tobias.gr>
Cc: Greg Hogan <code <at> greghogan.com>
Subject: Re: [bug#61583] [PATCH] gnu: git: Update to 2.39.2 [fixes
 CVE-2023-22490 & CVE-2023-23946].
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2023 20:14:07 +0100

Hi,

CC: core team

On Mon, 20 Feb 2023 at 12:44, Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com> wrote:

> On ven., 17 févr. 2023 at 18:04, Greg Hogan <code <at> greghogan.com> wrote:

>> * gnu/packages/version-control.scm (git): Update to 2.39.2.
>
> As noticed previously for an update of Git, this implies a lot of
> rebuilds because git-minimal inherits from git.

Well, I locally rebuilt all and maybe a couple of packages break.  The
rebuild is intensive and I do not know if such update should to master
or core-updates and/or use some grafts.

For instance, QA is still saying nothing after 12 days.

    https://qa.guix.gnu.org/issue/61583


> Well, I am checking if git-minimal is used only for the tests by some of
> the packages.

I have tried to replace the plain ’git’ or ’git-minimal’ by
’git-minimal/pinned’ for some packages.  It does not change much.


> For sure, it is a concern since it is a security fixes.

Hum, we are not very reactive. :-)


Cheers,
simon

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