Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting go-toolset package, versions <0:1.18.9-1.module+el8.7.0+20911+27ed6f76


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-GOTOOLSET-3146779
  • published24 Nov 2022
  • 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 go-toolset to version 0:1.18.9-1.module+el8.7.0+20911+27ed6f76 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-0446.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream go-toolset package and not the go-toolset 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.

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