Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting golang-misc package, versions <0:1.13.15-1.module+el8.2.0+7662+fa98b974
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-GOLANGMISC-2048104
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 17 Jun 2020
Introduced: 17 Jun 2020
CVE-2020-14040 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:8 golang-misc 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-misc package and not the golang-misc package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
The x/text package before 0.3.3 for Go has a vulnerability in encoding/unicode that could lead to the UTF-16 decoder entering an infinite loop, causing the program to crash or run out of memory. An attacker could provide a single byte to a UTF16 decoder instantiated with UseBOM or ExpectBOM to trigger an infinite loop if the String function on the Decoder is called, or the Decoder is passed to golang.org/x/text/transform.String.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14040
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TACQFZDPA7AUR6TRZBCX2RGRFSDYLI7O/
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/golang-announce/bXVeAmGOqz0
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3665
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-announce/bXVeAmGOqz0
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TACQFZDPA7AUR6TRZBCX2RGRFSDYLI7O/