UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2315

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2315

    Published: 16 Mar 2016Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-2315
    Aliases:
    USN-2938-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2315, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/16/2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2938-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2315

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: git

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/git@1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.3?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.3

    Affected versions

    1:1.8.3.2-1
    1:1.8.4.2-1
    1:1.8.4.3-1
    1:1.8.4.4-1
    1:1.8.5-1
    1:1.8.5.1-1
    1:1.8.5.2-1
    1:1.8.5.2-2
    1:1.8.5.3-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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