Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting containernetworking-plugins package, versions <1:1.4.0-2.module+el8.10.0+21366+f9cb49f8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-CONTAINERNETWORKINGPLUGINS-7054862
  • published 23 May 2024
  • disclosed 5 Mar 2024

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 containernetworking-plugins to version 1:1.4.0-2.module+el8.10.0+21366+f9cb49f8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream containernetworking-plugins package and not the containernetworking-plugins package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

The protojson.Unmarshal function can enter an infinite loop when unmarshaling certain forms of invalid JSON. This condition can occur when unmarshaling into a message which contains a google.protobuf.Any value, or when the UnmarshalOptions.DiscardUnknown option is set.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Red Hat

5.9 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

7.5 high