USN-6678-1: libgit2 Ubuntu
Vulnerability summary
USN-6678-1 is a vulnerability in libgit2 Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 4 · Downstream 0 · Related 4Timeline
- 05-03-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 25-06-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
libgit2 vulnerabilities It was discovered that libgit2 mishandled equivalent filenames on NTFS partitions. If a user or automated system were tricked into cloning a specially crafted repository, an attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-12278, CVE-2020-12279) It was discovered that libgit2 did not perform certificate checking by default. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-22742) It was discovered that libgit2 could be made to run into an infinite loop. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2024-24575) It was discovered that libgit2 did not properly manage memory. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-24577)
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Known exploited
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Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ubuntu1 product
- libgit2< 0.24.1-2ubuntu0.2+esm2 | < 0.26.0+dfsg.1-1.1ubuntu0.2+esm1 | < 0.28.4+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1 | < 1.1.0+dfsg.1-4.1ubuntu0.1
1 vendor · 1 product