Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting conmon package, versions <3:2.1.10-1.module+el8.10.0+90298+77a9814d
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-CONMON-6156296
- published 14 Jan 2024
- disclosed 14 Oct 2022
Introduced: 14 Oct 2022
CVE-2022-2879 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:8 conmon to version 3:2.1.10-1.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 conmon package and not the conmon 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.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2022-2879.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-24267.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-0446.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-18908.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2024-2988.html
- https://go.dev/issue/54853
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/xtuG5faxtaU
- https://go.dev/cl/439355
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-1037
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/THKJHFMX4DAZXJ5MFPN3BNHZDN7BW5RI/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-09