Memory Leak Affecting container-tools:rhel8/toolbox package, versions <0:0.0.99.5-2.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-CONTAINERTOOLS-7686788
  • published14 Aug 2024
  • disclosed23 Jul 2024

Introduced: 23 Jul 2024

CVE-2024-1394  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 container-tools:rhel8/toolbox to version 0:0.0.99.5-2.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:5258.

NVD Description

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

A memory leak flaw was found in Golang in the RSA encrypting/decrypting code, which might lead to a resource exhaustion vulnerability using attacker-controlled inputs​. The memory leak happens in github.com/golang-fips/openssl/openssl/rsa.go#L113. The objects leaked are pkey​ and ctx​. That function uses named return parameters to free pkey​ and ctx​ if there is an error initializing the context or setting the different properties. All return statements related to error cases follow the "return nil, nil, fail(...)" pattern, meaning that pkey​ and ctx​ will be nil inside the deferred function that should free them.

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