ASA-201611-17 log generated external raw

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201611-17 ========================================== Severity: Low Date : 2016-11-16 CVE-ID : CVE-2016-8568 CVE-2016-8569 Package : libgit2 Type : denial of service Remote : Yes Link : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CVE Summary ======= The package libgit2 before version 1:0.24.3-1 is vulnerable to denial of service. Resolution ========== Upgrade to 1:0.24.3-1. # pacman -Syu "libgit2>=1:0.24.3-1" The problems have been fixed upstream in version 0.24.3. Workaround ========== None. Description =========== - CVE-2016-8568 (denial of service) A heap-based read out-of-bounds access has been discovered while parsing a malformed object file. - CVE-2016-8569 (denial of service) A null pointer dereference has been discovered while showing a malformed object file. Impact ====== A remote attacker is able to create specially crafted object files that lead to an application crash resulting in denial of service. References ========== http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/64 https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/issues/3936 https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/issues/3937 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8568 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8569