NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting containers-common package, versions <1:1.2.2-8.0.1.module+el8.4.0+20157+b6591bfb


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.23% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-CONTAINERSCOMMON-2584708
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed17 Dec 2020

Introduced: 17 Dec 2020

CVE-2020-29652  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 containers-common to version 1:1.2.2-8.0.1.module+el8.4.0+20157+b6591bfb or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-1796.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream containers-common package and not the containers-common package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A nil pointer dereference in the golang.org/x/crypto/ssh component through v0.0.0-20201203163018-be400aefbc4c for Go allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service against SSH servers.

CVSS Base Scores

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