Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting jbcs-httpd24-httpd-manual package, versions <0:2.4.51-37.el7jbcs


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-JBCSHTTPD24HTTPDMANUAL-3657762
  • published11 May 2022
  • disclosed11 May 2022

Introduced: 11 May 2022

CVE-2022-27781  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 jbcs-httpd24-httpd-manual to version 0:2.4.51-37.el7jbcs or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2022:8840.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream jbcs-httpd24-httpd-manual package and not the jbcs-httpd24-httpd-manual package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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