Improper Access Control Affecting libgit2 package, versions <0.25.1-r0
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- published6 Dec 2024
- disclosed24 Mar 2017
Introduced: 24 Mar 2017
CVE-2016-10130 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.21 libgit2 to version 0.25.1-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libgit2 package and not the libgit2 package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.21 relevant fixed versions and status.
The http_connect function in transports/http.c in libgit2 before 0.24.6 and 0.25.x before 0.25.1 might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers by leveraging clobbering of the error variable.
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-10130
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10130
- https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/9a64e62f0f20c9cf9b2e1609f037060eb2d8eb22
- https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/b5c6a1b407b7f8b952bded2789593b68b1876211
- https://libgit2.github.com/security/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00030.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00036.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00072.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/10/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/11/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95359
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-10130