Is CVE-2016-2315 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-2315 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-2315?

CVE-2016-2315 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2016-2315?

Patch guidance is available from suse security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2016-2315.

Fix CVE-2016-2315 - CRITICAL suse linux enterprise debuginfo

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2016-2315?

10 products: suse linux enterprise debuginfo, suse openstack cloud, opensuse leap, opensuse opensuse, suse linux enterprise server, and 5 more.

Description

revision.c in git before 2.7.4 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) long filename or (2) many nested trees, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-119 · Memory Buffer Errors

Metadata

Primary Vendor: SUSE
Published: 4/8/2016
Last Modified: 4/12/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

suse : linux_enterprise_debuginfosuse : openstack_cloudopensuse : leapopensuse : opensusesuse : linux_enterprise_serversuse : linux_enterprise_software_development_kitsuse : linux_enterprise_software_development_kitsuse : linux_enterprise_software_development_kitsuse : suse_linux_enterprise_servergit-scm : git

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD