Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting golang-misc package, versions <0:1.18.6-1.43.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.13% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN201803-GOLANGMISC-5441462
  • published 21 Apr 2023
  • disclosed 6 Apr 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 golang-misc to version 0:1.18.6-1.43.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2023-1731.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream golang-misc package and not the golang-misc package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 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

version 3.1
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NVD

7.5 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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Red Hat

7.5 high
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SUSE

8.1 high