Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting runc package, versions <1:1.1.12-1.module+el8.10.0+21251+62b7388c


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.01% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-RUNC-6153130
  • published11 Jan 2024
  • disclosed4 Oct 2022

Introduced: 4 Oct 2022

CVE-2022-2879  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 runc to version 1:1.1.12-1.module+el8.10.0+21251+62b7388c or higher.

NVD Description

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

Reader.Read does not set a limit on the maximum size of file headers. A maliciously crafted archive could cause Read to allocate unbounded amounts of memory, potentially causing resource exhaustion or panics. After fix, Reader.Read limits the maximum size of header blocks to 1 MiB.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1