git-annex/ security/ CVE-2017-12976

CVE-2017-12976: A hostname starting with a dash would get passed to ssh and be treated as an option. This could be used by an attacker who provides a crafted repository url to cause the victim to execute arbitrary code via `-oProxyCommand`.

Fixed in git-annex 6.20170818

This is related to a git security hole, CVE-2017-1000117.

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