Oval Definition:
oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20188098000
Revision Date
:
2018-03-13
Version
:
1
Title
:
CVE-2018-8098 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - low.
Description
:
Integer overflow in the index.c:read_entry() function while decompressing a compressed prefix length in libgit2 before v0.26.2 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted repository index file.
Family
:
unix
Class
:
vulnerability
Status
:
Reference(s)
:
CVE-2018-8098
Platform(s)
:
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Product(s)
:
Definition Synopsis
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) is installed.
AND
The 'libgit2' package in trusty is affected and needs fixing.
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