Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting podman-remote package, versions <2:4.0.2-24.module+el8.9.0+19784+443be299


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-PODMANREMOTE-5413660
  • published5 Apr 2023
  • disclosed4 Apr 2023

Introduced: 4 Apr 2023

CVE-2023-24537  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 podman-remote to version 2:4.0.2-24.module+el8.9.0+19784+443be299 or higher.

NVD Description

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

Calling any of the Parse functions on Go source code which contains //line directives with very large line numbers can cause an infinite loop due to integer overflow.

CVSS Scores

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