Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting weldr-client package, versions <0:35.9-1.el9


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.01% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-WELDRCLIENT-5620159
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed23 Jan 2023

Introduced: 23 Jan 2023

CVE-2022-2879  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 weldr-client to version 0:35.9-1.el9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2023:2204.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream weldr-client package and not the weldr-client package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Reader.Read does not set a limit on the maximum size of file headers. A maliciously crafted archive could cause Read to allocate unbounded amounts of memory, potentially causing resource exhaustion or panics. After fix, Reader.Read limits the maximum size of header blocks to 1 MiB.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1