Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting buildah-tests package, versions <2:1.33.6-2.module+el8.10.0+90298+77a9814d


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.54% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-BUILDAHTESTS-6156229
  • published14 Jan 2024
  • disclosed14 Oct 2022

Introduced: 14 Oct 2022

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 buildah-tests to version 2:1.33.6-2.module+el8.10.0+90298+77a9814d or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-2988.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream buildah-tests package and not the buildah-tests package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle: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

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