Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting golang-1.15 package, versions <1.15~rc2-1
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Availability
High
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-GOLANG115-597555
- published 7 Aug 2020
- disclosed 6 Aug 2020
Introduced: 6 Aug 2020
CVE-2020-16845 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11
golang-1.15
to version 1.15~rc2-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream golang-1.15
package and not the golang-1.15
package as distributed by Debian:11
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:11
relevant fixed versions and status.
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