SB2017111654 - Fedora 25 update for git
Published: November 16, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017111654
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15298)
CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to mishandling of layers of tree objects. A remote attacker can trigger disk consumption and cause the service to crash via a specially crafted repository, aka a Git bomb.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.