Mageia 9: 2024-0059 Critical: libgit2 Heap Corruption Advisory
mageia
March 14, 2024
When using an SSH remote with the optional libssh2 backend, libgit2 does not perform certificate checking by default
Summary
When using an SSH remote with the optional libssh2 backend, libgit2 does
not perform certificate checking by default. (CVE-2023-22742)
Using well-crafted inputs to `git_index_add` can cause heap corruption
that could be leveraged for arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2024-24577)
References
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30633
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00034.html
- https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/security/advisories/GHSA-8643-3wh5-rmjq
- https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2023-March/014158.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/02/msg00012.html
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-22742
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-24577
Topics Covered
Resolution
SRPMS
- 9/core/libgit2-1.3.2-1.1.mga9
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Publication date: 14 Mar 2024
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0059.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2023-22742,
CVE-2024-24577
Topics Covered
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