Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting golang-docs package, versions <0:1.19.9-2.el9_2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS9-GOLANGDOCS-5411867
  • 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:9 golang-docs to version 0:1.19.9-2.el9_2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream golang-docs package and not the golang-docs package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:9 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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