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ALPINE-CVE-2018-10888 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM

A flaw was found in libgit2 before version 0.27.3. A missing check in git_delta_apply function in delta.c file, may lead to an out-of-bound read while reading a binary delta file. An attacker may use this flaw to cause a Denial of Service.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1

6.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Alpine:v3.11	libgit2	0.27.2-r0, 0, 0.23.2-r0
Alpine:v3.10	libgit2	0, 0.23.2-r0, 0.23.4-r0
Alpine:v3.8	libgit2	0, 0.23.2-r0, 0.23.2-r1
Alpine:v3.9	libgit2	0, 0.23.2-r1, 0.24.0-r0

Timeline

Jul 10, 2018 CVE Published
Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch

References

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2018-10888 advisory

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