SB2016120203 - NULL pointer dereference in libgit2-0.27 (Alpine package)
Published: December 2, 2016 Updated: January 22, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016120203
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8569)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a cat-file command with a crafted object file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=66ffc9c34b1af93bdd18ba67d52c4e9994d6bdf6
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=5f77150ab6ff54d6897006bf52ae9685ed41d884
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=85f76ec26306ea84e1ce3cfc602fca6afb6d7300
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=322e4dec713220f3d26b24753df9fdb5d389928e
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=2037153254c565cde4a1c9b1d884d3bc27bf61dd