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

2 September 2022

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

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

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

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

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