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Unscored USN-4798-1 2 CVEs

libgit2 vulnerabilities

Published Mar 15, 2021 · Updated Jun 29, 2026

Summary

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

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS libgit2 0.19.0-2ubuntu0.4+esm1
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS libgit2 0.24.1-2ubuntu0.2+esm1

Vulnerabilities 2

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8568
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8569