Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting golang-race package, versions <0:1.15.14-1.module+el8.4.0+11833+614b07b8
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.09% (41st
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-GOLANGRACE-2117398
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 10 Mar 2021
Introduced: 10 Mar 2021
CVE-2021-27918 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:8 golang-race to version 0:1.15.14-1.module+el8.4.0+11833+614b07b8 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream golang-race package and not the golang-race package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
encoding/xml in Go before 1.15.9 and 1.16.x before 1.16.1 has an infinite loop if a custom TokenReader (for xml.NewTokenDecoder) returns EOF in the middle of an element. This can occur in the Decode, DecodeElement, or Skip method.
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