Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting container-tools:rhel8/buildah package, versions <1:1.31.3-1.module_el8.9.0+3643+9234dc3b


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-CONTAINERTOOLS-6088710
  • published27 Nov 2023
  • disclosed7 Nov 2023

Introduced: 7 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-24537  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 container-tools:rhel8/buildah to version 1:1.31.3-1.module_el8.9.0+3643+9234dc3b or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2023:6939.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream container-tools:rhel8/buildah package and not the container-tools:rhel8/buildah package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Calling any of the Parse functions on Go source code which contains //line directives with very large line numbers can cause an infinite loop due to integer overflow.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1