Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting container-tools:4.0/buildah package, versions <1:1.24.6-7.module+el8.9.0+19784+443be299


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-CONTAINERTOOLS-5413775
  • published5 Apr 2023
  • disclosed4 Apr 2023

Introduced: 4 Apr 2023

CVE-2023-24537  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 container-tools:4.0/buildah to version 1:1.24.6-7.module+el8.9.0+19784+443be299 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:6938.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream container-tools:4.0/buildah package and not the container-tools:4.0/buildah package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Calling any of the Parse functions on Go source code which contains //line directives with very large line numbers can cause an infinite loop due to integer overflow.

CVSS Scores

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