Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting rubygem-bigdecimal package, versions <0:1.2.0-33.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.9% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-RUBYGEMBIGDECIMAL-1661282
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed13 Mar 2018

Introduced: 13 Mar 2018

CVE-2018-1000075  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 rubygem-bigdecimal to version 0:1.2.0-33.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2018-983.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rubygem-bigdecimal package and not the rubygem-bigdecimal package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

RubyGems version Ruby 2.2 series: 2.2.9 and earlier, Ruby 2.3 series: 2.3.6 and earlier, Ruby 2.4 series: 2.4.3 and earlier, Ruby 2.5 series: 2.5.0 and earlier, prior to trunk revision 62422 contains a infinite loop caused by negative size vulnerability in ruby gem package tar header that can result in a negative size could cause an infinite loop.. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.7.6.