Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting skopeo-tests package, versions <2:1.13.3-1.el9


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.14% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS9-SKOPEOTESTS-5411953
  • published 5 Apr 2023
  • disclosed 4 Apr 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:9 skopeo-tests to version 2:1.13.3-1.el9 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream skopeo-tests package and not the skopeo-tests 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

version 3.1
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NVD

7.5 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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Red Hat

7.5 high
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SUSE

8.1 high