--- title: "CVE-2015-0838\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0838?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2015-0838 Publication date 31 March 2015 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description Buffer overflow in the C implementation of the apply\_delta function in \_pack.c in Dulwich before 0.9.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted pack file. ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | dulwich | 19.04 disco | Not affected | | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 17.10 artful | Not affected | | 17.04 zesty | Not affected | | 16.10 yakkety | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected | | 15.10 wily | Not affected | | 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life | | 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 0.8.5-2+deb7u2build0.12.04.1 | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) * [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0838?format=md#patch-details) ### Patch details For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) | Package | Patch details | | --- | --- | | dulwich | * Upstream: | ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-0838) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0838) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-0838) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-0838) ### Other references *