critical
CVE-2016-2315
git: path_name() integer truncation and overflow leading to buffer overflow
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.
Severity by source
NVD9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Red Hat6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD. Rated lower by Red Hat (high), Amazon (high), Oracle (high), Ubuntu (high).
Description
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.
Affected packages and fixed versions
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| amazon linux 1 | emacs-git, emacs-git-el, git and 12 more | 2.7.4-1.47.amzn1 |
| debian 11 | git | 1:2.7.0-1 |
| debian 12 | git | 1:2.7.0-1 |
| debian 13 | git | 1:2.7.0-1 |
| debian 14 | git | 1:2.7.0-1 |
| debian 7 | git | 1:1.7.10.4-1+wheezy3 |
| debian 8 | git | 1:2.1.4-2.1+deb8u2 |
| echo | git | 1:2.7.0-1 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | emacs-git, emacs-git-el, git and 9 more | 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | emacs-git, emacs-git-el, git and 13 more | 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1 |
| root.io debian 11 | rootio-git | 1:2.7.0-1 |
| root.io debian 12 | rootio-git | 1:2.7.0-1 |
Show all 56 entries from 16 sources
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| amazon linux 1 | emacs-git | 2.7.4-1.47.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | emacs-git-el | 2.7.4-1.47.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | git | 2.7.4-1.47.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | git-all | 2.7.4-1.47.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | git-bzr | 2.7.4-1.47.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | git-cvs | 2.7.4-1.47.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | git-daemon | 2.7.4-1.47.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | git-debuginfo | 2.7.4-1.47.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | git-email | 2.7.4-1.47.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | git-hg | 2.7.4-1.47.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | git-p4 | 2.7.4-1.47.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | git-svn | 2.7.4-1.47.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | gitweb | 2.7.4-1.47.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | perl-Git | 2.7.4-1.47.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | perl-Git-SVN | 2.7.4-1.47.amzn1 |
| debian 11 | git | 1:2.7.0-1 |
| debian 12 | git | 1:2.7.0-1 |
| debian 13 | git | 1:2.7.0-1 |
| debian 14 | git | 1:2.7.0-1 |
| debian 7 | git | 1:1.7.10.4-1+wheezy3 |
| debian 8 | git | 1:2.1.4-2.1+deb8u2 |
| echo | git | 1:2.7.0-1 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | emacs-git | 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | emacs-git-el | 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | git | 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | git-all | 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | git-cvs | 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | git-daemon | 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | git-email | 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | git-gui | 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | git-svn | 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | gitk | 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | gitweb | 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | perl-Git | 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | emacs-git | 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | emacs-git-el | 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | git | 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | git-all | 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | git-bzr | 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | git-cvs | 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | git-daemon | 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | git-email | 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | git-gui | 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | git-hg | 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | git-p4 | 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | git-svn | 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | gitk | 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | gitweb | 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | perl-Git | 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | perl-Git-SVN | 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1 |
| root.io debian 11 | rootio-git | 1:2.7.0-1 |
| root.io debian 12 | rootio-git | 1:2.7.0-1 |
| root.io debian 13 | rootio-git | 1:2.7.0-1 |
| ubuntu 12.04 | git | 1:1.7.9.5-1ubuntu0.3 |
| ubuntu 14.04 | git | 1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.3 |
| ubuntu 15.10 | git | 1:2.5.0-1ubuntu0.2 |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183147.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179121.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/180763.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00059.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00060.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00061.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00062.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00071.html
All 32 references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00074.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00076.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00077.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00011.html
- http://pastebin.com/UX2P2jjg
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0496.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3521
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/15/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/16/2
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84355
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035290
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2938-1
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2315
- https://github.com/git/git/commit/34fa79a6cde56d6d428ab0d3160cb094ebad3305
- https://github.com/git/git/commit/de1e67d0703894cb6ea782e36abb63976ab07e60
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2016-2315.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2016-0496.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2315
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/git/git/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.7.4.txt
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-01
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2938-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2315