Vulnerability from csaf_suse
Published
2016-12-02 10:40
Modified
2016-12-02 10:40
Summary
Security update for libgit2

Notes

Title of the patch
Security update for libgit2
Description of the patch
libgit2 was updated to fix two security issues. These security issues were fixed: - CVE-2016-8568: Read out-of-bounds in git_oid_nfmt (bsc#1003810). - CVE-2016-8569: DoS caused by a NULL pointer dereference in git_commit_message (bsc#1003810).
Patchnames
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP2-2016-1741
Terms of use
CSAF 2.0 data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0).


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{
   document: {
      aggregate_severity: {
         namespace: "https://www.suse.com/support/security/rating/",
         text: "moderate",
      },
      category: "csaf_security_advisory",
      csaf_version: "2.0",
      distribution: {
         text: "Copyright 2024 SUSE LLC. All rights reserved.",
         tlp: {
            label: "WHITE",
            url: "https://www.first.org/tlp/",
         },
      },
      lang: "en",
      notes: [
         {
            category: "summary",
            text: "Security update for libgit2",
            title: "Title of the patch",
         },
         {
            category: "description",
            text: "\nlibgit2 was updated to fix two security issues.\n\nThese security issues were fixed:\n- CVE-2016-8568: Read out-of-bounds in git_oid_nfmt (bsc#1003810).\n- CVE-2016-8569: DoS caused by a NULL pointer dereference in git_commit_message (bsc#1003810).\n  ",
            title: "Description of the patch",
         },
         {
            category: "details",
            text: "SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP2-2016-1741",
            title: "Patchnames",
         },
         {
            category: "legal_disclaimer",
            text: "CSAF 2.0 data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0).",
            title: "Terms of use",
         },
      ],
      publisher: {
         category: "vendor",
         contact_details: "https://www.suse.com/support/security/contact/",
         name: "SUSE Product Security Team",
         namespace: "https://www.suse.com/",
      },
      references: [
         {
            category: "external",
            summary: "SUSE ratings",
            url: "https://www.suse.com/support/security/rating/",
         },
         {
            category: "self",
            summary: "URL of this CSAF notice",
            url: "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2016_2969-1.json",
         },
         {
            category: "self",
            summary: "URL for SUSE-SU-2016:2969-1",
            url: "https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20162969-1/",
         },
         {
            category: "self",
            summary: "E-Mail link for SUSE-SU-2016:2969-1",
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         },
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            summary: "SUSE Bug 1003810",
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            category: "self",
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            url: "https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8568/",
         },
         {
            category: "self",
            summary: "SUSE CVE CVE-2016-8569 page",
            url: "https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8569/",
         },
      ],
      title: "Security update for libgit2",
      tracking: {
         current_release_date: "2016-12-02T10:40:38Z",
         generator: {
            date: "2016-12-02T10:40:38Z",
            engine: {
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               version: "1",
            },
         },
         id: "SUSE-SU-2016:2969-1",
         initial_release_date: "2016-12-02T10:40:38Z",
         revision_history: [
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               date: "2016-12-02T10:40:38Z",
               number: "1",
               summary: "Current version",
            },
         ],
         status: "final",
         version: "1",
      },
   },
   product_tree: {
      branches: [
         {
            branches: [
               {
                  branches: [
                     {
                        category: "product_version",
                        name: "libgit2-24-0.24.1-3.1.x86_64",
                        product: {
                           name: "libgit2-24-0.24.1-3.1.x86_64",
                           product_id: "libgit2-24-0.24.1-3.1.x86_64",
                        },
                     },
                  ],
                  category: "architecture",
                  name: "x86_64",
               },
               {
                  branches: [
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                        name: "SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2",
                        product: {
                           name: "SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2",
                           product_id: "SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2",
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                              cpe: "cpe:/o:suse:sle-sdk:12:sp2",
                           },
                        },
                     },
                  ],
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         },
      ],
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            full_product_name: {
               name: "libgit2-24-0.24.1-3.1.x86_64 as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2",
               product_id: "SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2:libgit2-24-0.24.1-3.1.x86_64",
            },
            product_reference: "libgit2-24-0.24.1-3.1.x86_64",
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   vulnerabilities: [
      {
         cve: "CVE-2016-8568",
         ids: [
            {
               system_name: "SUSE CVE Page",
               text: "https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8568",
            },
         ],
         notes: [
            {
               category: "general",
               text: "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.",
               title: "CVE description",
            },
         ],
         product_status: {
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               category: "external",
               summary: "CVE-2016-8568",
               url: "https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8568",
            },
            {
               category: "external",
               summary: "SUSE Bug 1003810 for CVE-2016-8568",
               url: "https://bugzilla.suse.com/1003810",
            },
            {
               category: "external",
               summary: "SUSE Bug 1019036 for CVE-2016-8568",
               url: "https://bugzilla.suse.com/1019036",
            },
            {
               category: "external",
               summary: "SUSE Bug 1019037 for CVE-2016-8568",
               url: "https://bugzilla.suse.com/1019037",
            },
         ],
         remediations: [
            {
               category: "vendor_fix",
               details: "To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or \"zypper patch\".\n",
               product_ids: [
                  "SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2:libgit2-24-0.24.1-3.1.x86_64",
               ],
            },
         ],
         scores: [
            {
               cvss_v3: {
                  baseScore: 5.5,
                  baseSeverity: "MEDIUM",
                  vectorString: "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                  version: "3.0",
               },
               products: [
                  "SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2:libgit2-24-0.24.1-3.1.x86_64",
               ],
            },
         ],
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            {
               category: "impact",
               date: "2016-12-02T10:40:38Z",
               details: "moderate",
            },
         ],
         title: "CVE-2016-8568",
      },
      {
         cve: "CVE-2016-8569",
         ids: [
            {
               system_name: "SUSE CVE Page",
               text: "https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8569",
            },
         ],
         notes: [
            {
               category: "general",
               text: "The git_oid_nfmt function in commit.c in libgit2 before 0.24.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a cat-file command with a crafted object file.",
               title: "CVE description",
            },
         ],
         product_status: {
            recommended: [
               "SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2:libgit2-24-0.24.1-3.1.x86_64",
            ],
         },
         references: [
            {
               category: "external",
               summary: "CVE-2016-8569",
               url: "https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8569",
            },
            {
               category: "external",
               summary: "SUSE Bug 1003810 for CVE-2016-8569",
               url: "https://bugzilla.suse.com/1003810",
            },
            {
               category: "external",
               summary: "SUSE Bug 1019036 for CVE-2016-8569",
               url: "https://bugzilla.suse.com/1019036",
            },
            {
               category: "external",
               summary: "SUSE Bug 1019037 for CVE-2016-8569",
               url: "https://bugzilla.suse.com/1019037",
            },
         ],
         remediations: [
            {
               category: "vendor_fix",
               details: "To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or \"zypper patch\".\n",
               product_ids: [
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               ],
            },
         ],
         scores: [
            {
               cvss_v3: {
                  baseScore: 5.5,
                  baseSeverity: "MEDIUM",
                  vectorString: "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                  version: "3.0",
               },
               products: [
                  "SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2:libgit2-24-0.24.1-3.1.x86_64",
               ],
            },
         ],
         threats: [
            {
               category: "impact",
               date: "2016-12-02T10:40:38Z",
               details: "moderate",
            },
         ],
         title: "CVE-2016-8569",
      },
   ],
}


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