Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting golang-tests package, versions <0:1.18.9-1.amzn2.0.3


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-GOLANGTESTS-5496574
  • published4 May 2023
  • disclosed6 Apr 2023

Introduced: 6 Apr 2023

CVE-2023-24537  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 golang-tests to version 0:1.18.9-1.amzn2.0.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-2024.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream golang-tests package and not the golang-tests package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 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 Scores

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