CVE-2016-8569

NameCVE-2016-8569
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs840227, 860989

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
cargo (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)0.35.0-2~deb8u1fixed
stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch0.43.1-3~deb9u1fixed
buster0.43.1-3~deb10u1fixed
bullseye0.47.0-3fixed
bookworm0.66.0+ds1-1fixed
libgit2 (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)0.21.1-3+deb8u1vulnerable
stretch (security)0.25.1+really0.24.6-1+deb9u1fixed
stretch (lts), stretch0.25.1+really0.24.6-1+deb9u3fixed
buster (security), buster, buster (lts)0.27.7+dfsg.1-0.2+deb10u2fixed
bullseye (security), bullseye1.1.0+dfsg.1-4+deb11u2fixed
bookworm (security), bookworm1.5.1+ds-1+deb12u1fixed
trixie1.8.2~rc1+ds2-1fixed
sid1.8.4+ds-2fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
cargosourceexperimental0.17.0-1~exp1
cargosource(unstable)0.17.0-1860989
libgit2source(unstable)0.24.2-2840227

Notes

[jessie] - libgit2 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/issues/3937

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