Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting golang-docs package, versions <0:1.13.15-1.module+el8.2.0+7662+fa98b974
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
4.23% (93rd
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-GOLANGDOCS-2046983
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 6 Aug 2020
Introduced: 6 Aug 2020
CVE-2020-16845 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:8 golang-docs to version 0:1.13.15-1.module+el8.2.0+7662+fa98b974 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream golang-docs package and not the golang-docs package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
Go before 1.13.15 and 14.x before 1.14.7 can have an infinite read loop in ReadUvarint and ReadVarint in encoding/binary via invalid inputs.
References
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/golang-announce/NyPIaucMgXo
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200924-0002/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-16845
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4848
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6RCFJTMKHY5ICGEM5BUFUEDDGSPJ25XU/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KWRBAH4UZJO3RROQ72SYCUPFCJFA22FO/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TACQFZDPA7AUR6TRZBCX2RGRFSDYLI7O/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WV2VWKFTH4EJGZBZALVUJQJOAQB5MDQ4/
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/golang-announce/_ulYYcIWg3Q
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00037.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00038.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3665
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00028.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00029.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00030.html
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-announce/NyPIaucMgXo
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-announce/_ulYYcIWg3Q
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6RCFJTMKHY5ICGEM5BUFUEDDGSPJ25XU/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KWRBAH4UZJO3RROQ72SYCUPFCJFA22FO/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TACQFZDPA7AUR6TRZBCX2RGRFSDYLI7O/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WV2VWKFTH4EJGZBZALVUJQJOAQB5MDQ4/
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