CVE-2016-3068: Debian Linux

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 5.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Mercurial before 3.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted git ext:: URL when cloning a subrepository.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 7.0 only; version 8.0 only
• Fedoraproject Fedora: version 22 only; version 23 only
• Mercurial Mercurial: up to and including 3.7.2
• Opensuse Leap: version 42.1 only
• Opensuse Opensuse: version 13.2 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: version 7.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node: version 7.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus: version 7.2 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: version 7.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus: version 7.2 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Eus: version 7.2 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation: version 7.0 only
• Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo: version 11 only
• Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit: version 11 only; version 12 only

Published 2016-04-13. Last modified 2026-06-17.