NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting container-tools:rhel8/podman-tests package, versions <0:3.0.1-6.module+el8.4.0+10607+f4da7515


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.57% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-CONTAINERTOOLS-3995595
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed16 Dec 2020

Introduced: 16 Dec 2020

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

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 container-tools:rhel8/podman-tests to version 0:3.0.1-6.module+el8.4.0+10607+f4da7515 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:1796.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream container-tools:rhel8/podman-tests package and not the container-tools:rhel8/podman-tests package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL: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 Scores

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