CVE-2016-8568

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

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
cargo (PTS)	buster	0.25.0-2	fixed
	sid	0.26.0-1	fixed
libgit2 (PTS)	jessie	0.21.1-3	vulnerable
	stretch	0.25.1+really0.24.6-1	fixed
	buster	0.26.0+dfsg.1-1.1	fixed
	sid	0.26.0+dfsg.1-1.2	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	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