SUSE-SU-2016:2969-1

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    SUSE-SU-2016:2969-1

    Published: 2 Dec 2016Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for libgit2

    Details: libgit2 was updated to fix two security issues. These security issues were fixed: - CVE-2016-8568: Read out-of-bounds in git_oid_nfmt (bsc#1003810). - CVE-2016-8569: DoS caused by a NULL pointer dereference in git_commit_message (bsc#1003810).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20162969-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1003810, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8568, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8569

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libgit2

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/libgit2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.24.1-3.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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