CVE-2016-2315
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.8
Description
revision.c in git before 2.7.4 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) long filename or (2) many nested trees, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0 |
| suse | 42.1 | affected | |
| suse | 13.2 | affected | |
| suse | 12 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| suse | linux_enterprise_debuginfo | 11 | |
| suse | openstack_cloud | 5 | |
| git-scm | git | 2.7.3 | |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183147.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179121.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/180763.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00059.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00060.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00061.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00062.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00071.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00074.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00076.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00077.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00011.html
- http://pastebin.com/UX2P2jjg
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0496.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3521
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/15/5
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84355
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035290
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2938-1
- https://github.com/git/git/commit/34fa79a6cde56d6d428ab0d3160cb094ebad3305
- https://github.com/git/git/commit/de1e67d0703894cb6ea782e36abb63976ab07e60
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/git/git/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.7.4.txt
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-01
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.