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title: "CVE-2017-5338\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2017-5338

Publication date 11 April 2017

Last updated 4 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none.
Reason: This candidate was withdrawn by its CNA. Further investigation
showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: none

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| libgit2 | 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5338)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5338)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-5338)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5338)

### Other references

* <https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/98d66240ecb7765e191da19b535c75c92ccc90fe>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5338>