<p>Upgrade <code>Alpine:3.16</code> <code>curl</code> to version 7.83.1-r0 or higher.</p>

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting curl package, versions <7.83.1-r0

Snyk CVSS

Attack Complexity Low

Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS 0.19% (56^th percentile)

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Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE316-CURL-2842206
published 24 May 2022
disclosed 2 Jun 2022

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Introduced: 24 May 2022

CVE-2022-27781 Open this link in a new tab CWE-835 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.16 curl to version 7.83.1-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream curl package and not the curl package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.16 relevant fixed versions and status.

libcurl provides the CURLOPT_CERTINFO option to allow applications torequest details to be returned about a server's certificate chain.Due to an erroneous function, a malicious server could make libcurl built withNSS get stuck in a never-ending busy-loop when trying to retrieve thatinformation.