Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting rhc-worker-script package, versions <0:0.7-1.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-RHCWORKERSCRIPT-7945433
  • published13 Sept 2024
  • disclosed5 Mar 2024

Introduced: 5 Mar 2024

CVE-2024-24786  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 rhc-worker-script to version 0:0.7-1.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:1874.

NVD Description

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

The protojson.Unmarshal function can enter an infinite loop when unmarshaling certain forms of invalid JSON. This condition can occur when unmarshaling into a message which contains a google.protobuf.Any value, or when the UnmarshalOptions.DiscardUnknown option is set.

CVSS Scores

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