Excessive Platform Resource Consumption within a Loop Affecting compat-golang-github-cpuguy83-md2man-2-devel package, versions <0:2.0.2-24.amzn2023.0.8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.56% (43rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-COMPATGOLANGGITHUBCPUGUY83MD2MAN2DEVEL-17417016
  • published23 Jun 2026
  • disclosed2 Jun 2026

Introduced: 2 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-42504  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1050  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 compat-golang-github-cpuguy83-md2man-2-devel to version 0:2.0.2-24.amzn2023.0.8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-1875.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream compat-golang-github-cpuguy83-md2man-2-devel package and not the compat-golang-github-cpuguy83-md2man-2-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

Decoding a maliciously-crafted MIME header containing many invalid encoded-words can consume excessive CPU.

CVSS Base Scores

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