Subject: [ASA-201611-17] libgit2: denial of service

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201611-17
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Severity: Low
Date    : 2016-11-16
CVE-ID  : CVE-2016-8568 CVE-2016-8569
Package : libgit2
Type    : denial of service
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-45

Summary
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The package libgit2 before version 1:0.24.3-1 is vulnerable to denial
of service.

Resolution
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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
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None.

Description
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- 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
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A remote attacker is able to create specially crafted object files that
lead to an application crash resulting in denial of service.

References
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http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/64
https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/issues/3936
https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/issues/3937
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2016-8568
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2016-8569