SB2017012616 - NULL pointer dereference in libgit2-0.27 (Alpine package)
Published: January 26, 2017 Updated: January 22, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017012616
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-2016-10129)
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 an empty packet line.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c8d39d0ddffc93f57a87b567422cbdbbd707e1f9
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=5f77150ab6ff54d6897006bf52ae9685ed41d884
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=97bfdb9ab9ae37dab1ee2cfc1c7fa1001fce2858
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=b330e4c76dcf128b04ce82f0852cafd4e14a6300
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=60e6b42c26c116a5810745d0da6792f3f8fe1d5f
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=322e4dec713220f3d26b24753df9fdb5d389928e