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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-8098
Integer overflow in the index.c:read_entry() function while decompressing a compressed prefix length in libgit2 before v0.26.2 allows an attacker to c...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Integer overflow in the index.c:read_entry() function while decompressing a compressed prefix length in libgit2 before v0.26.2 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted repository index file.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
libgit2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.27.0+dfsg.1-0.6"}]}]
Debian:13
libgit2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.27.0+dfsg.1-0.6"}]}]
Debian:14
libgit2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.27.0+dfsg.1-0.6"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org