UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8098

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-8098
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8098.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8098
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Published
2018-03-14T00:29:00Z
Modified
2026-08-13T19:30:12Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / libgit2

Package

Name
libgit2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgit2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fbionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.26.0+dfsg.1-1.1ubuntu0.2+esm2

Affected versions

0.*
0.25.1+really0.24.6-1
0.26.0+dfsg.1-1.1
0.26.0+dfsg.1-1.1build1
0.26.0+dfsg.1-1.1ubuntu0.2
0.26.0+dfsg.1-1.1ubuntu0.2+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libgit2-26",
            "binary_version": "0.26.0+dfsg.1-1.1ubuntu0.2+esm2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8098.json"