USN-4798-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4798-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4798-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4798-1
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Published
2021-03-15T21:21:42.879104Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:23Z
Summary
libgit2 vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that libgit2 mishandled certain malformed git objects. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / libgit2

Package

Name
libgit2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgit2@0.19.0-2ubuntu0.4+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.19.0-2ubuntu0.4+esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.19.0-2
0.19.0-2ubuntu0.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.19.0-2ubuntu0.4+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libgit2-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.19.0-2ubuntu0.4+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libgit2-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4798-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2016-8568"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2016-8569"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / libgit2

Package

Name
libgit2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgit2@0.24.1-2ubuntu0.2+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.24.1-2ubuntu0.2+esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.22.2-2
0.23.1-1
0.24.1-2
0.24.1-2ubuntu0.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.24.1-2ubuntu0.2+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libgit2-24"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.24.1-2ubuntu0.2+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libgit2-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4798-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2016-8568"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2016-8569"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}