vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2018-15501): libgit2 vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Aug 18, 2018 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 26, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Aug 18, 2018
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Jun 26, 2025
Description
In ng_pkt in transports/smart_pkt.c in libgit2 before 0.26.6 and 0.27.x before 0.27.4, a remote attacker can send a crafted smart-protocol "ng" packet that lacks a '\0' byte to trigger an out-of-bounds read that leads to DoS.
Solution
no-fix-ubuntu-package
References
- CVE-2018-15501
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2018-15501
- URL-https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=9406
- URL-https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1104641
- URL-https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/1f9a8510e1d2f20ed7334eeeddb92c4dd8e7c649
- URL-https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v0.26.6
- URL-https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v0.27.4
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-15501
- URL-https://www.pro-linux.de/sicherheit/2/44650/denial-of-service-in-libgit2.html
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