Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting container-tools:3.0/libslirp-devel package, versions <0:4.3.1-1.module_el8.6.0+2876+9ed4eae2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.84% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-CONTAINERTOOLS-5626909
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed3 Nov 2020

Introduced: 3 Nov 2020

CVE-2020-14040  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 container-tools:3.0/libslirp-devel to version 0:4.3.1-1.module_el8.6.0+2876+9ed4eae2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2020:4694.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream container-tools:3.0/libslirp-devel package and not the container-tools:3.0/libslirp-devel package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

The x/text package before 0.3.3 for Go has a vulnerability in encoding/unicode that could lead to the UTF-16 decoder entering an infinite loop, causing the program to crash or run out of memory. An attacker could provide a single byte to a UTF16 decoder instantiated with UseBOM or ExpectBOM to trigger an infinite loop if the String function on the Decoder is called, or the Decoder is passed to golang.org/x/text/transform.String.

CVSS Base Scores

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