Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting golang-tests package, versions <0:1.15.14-1.module+el8.4.0+11833+614b07b8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-GOLANGTESTS-2117075
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed10 Mar 2021

Introduced: 10 Mar 2021

CVE-2021-27918  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 golang-tests 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-tests package and not the golang-tests 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.

CVSS Scores

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