| Name | CVE-2016-8568 |
| Description | The git_commit_message function in oid.c in libgit2 before 0.24.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a cat-file command with a crafted object file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| NVD severity | medium (attack range: remote) |
| Debian Bugs | 840227, 860989 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| cargo (PTS) | jessie (security) | 0.25.0-2~deb8u1 | fixed |
| stretch | 0.25.0-3~deb9u1 | fixed | |
| buster | 0.29.0-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 0.31.0-3 | fixed | |
| libgit2 (PTS) | jessie | 0.21.1-3 | vulnerable |
| jessie (security) | 0.21.1-3+deb8u1 | vulnerable | |
| stretch | 0.25.1+really0.24.6-1 | fixed | |
| buster, sid | 0.27.4+dfsg.1-0.1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cargo | source | (unstable) | 0.17.0-1 | medium | 860989 | |
| cargo | source | experimental | 0.17.0-1~exp1 | medium | ||
| libgit2 | source | (unstable) | 0.24.5-1 | medium | 840227 |
[jessie] - libgit2 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/issues/3936