libgit2 is a portable C implementation of the Git core methods provided as a linkable library with a solid API, allowing to build Git functionality into your application. Using well-crafted inputs to git_index_add can cause heap corruption that could be leveraged for arbitrary code execution. There is an issue in the has_dir_name function in src/libgit2/index.c, which frees an entry that should not be freed. The freed entry is later used and overwritten with potentially bad actor-controlled data leading to controlled heap corruption. Depending on the application that uses libgit2, this could lead to arbitrary code execution. This issue has been patched in version 1.6.5 and 1.7.2.
CVE-2024-24577
This high-severity CVE scores 8.6 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 1.5%, top 28% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 8.6
- EG Score
- 8.6(medium)
- EG Risk
- 54(Track)EG Risk 54/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity86% × 45%Exploitation2% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS
- 72.4%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
February 6, 2024
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (18)
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v1.6.5
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v1.7.2
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/security/advisories/GHSA-j2v7-4f6v-gpg8
- security-advisories@githubhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/02/msg00012.html
- security-advisories@githubhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4M3P7WIEPXNRLBINQRJFXUSTNKBCHYC7/
- security-advisories@githubhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7CNDW3PF6NHO7OXNM5GN6WSSGAMA7MZE/
- security-advisories@githubhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S635BGHHZUMRPI7QOXOJ45QHDD5FFZ3S/
- security-advisories@githubhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z6MXOX7I43OWNN7R6M54XLG6U5RXY244/
- security-advisories@githubhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZGNHOEE2RBLH7KCJUPUNYG4CDTW4HTBT/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v1.6.5
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v1.7.2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/security/advisories/GHSA-j2v7-4f6v-gpg8
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/02/msg00012.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4M3P7WIEPXNRLBINQRJFXUSTNKBCHYC7/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7CNDW3PF6NHO7OXNM5GN6WSSGAMA7MZE/
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libgit2-dev (0.24.1-2ubuntu0.2+esm2) @ xenial | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
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