Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting containers-common package, versions <2:1-82.module+el8.10.0+22283+6d6d094a


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-CONTAINERSCOMMON-6823417
  • published9 May 2024
  • disclosed8 May 2024

Introduced: 8 May 2024

CVE-2024-24788  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 containers-common to version 2:1-82.module+el8.10.0+22283+6d6d094a or higher.

NVD Description

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

A malformed DNS message in response to a query can cause the Lookup functions to get stuck in an infinite loop.

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