USN-5216-1: hosted-git-info vulnerability

Publication date

2 September 2022

Overview

hosted-git-info could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.


Packages

Details

It was discovered that hosted-git-info incorrectly handled certain inputs. A
remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.

It was discovered that hosted-git-info incorrectly handled certain inputs. A
remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
20.04 LTS focal node-hosted-git-info –  2.8.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
18.04 LTS bionic node-hosted-git-info –  2.5.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  

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