Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting go package, versions <1.18.4-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (53rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE316-GO-2957931
  • published22 Jul 2022
  • disclosed15 Jul 2022

Introduced: 15 Jul 2022

CVE-2022-30634  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.16 go to version 1.18.4-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

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

Infinite loop in Read in crypto/rand before Go 1.17.11 and Go 1.18.3 on Windows allows attacker to cause an indefinite hang by passing a buffer larger than 1 << 32 - 1 bytes.

CVSS Scores

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