Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting jbcs-httpd24-mod_http2 package, versions <0:1.15.19-20.el8jbcs


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-JBCSHTTPD24MODHTTP2-5357184
  • 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:8 jbcs-httpd24-mod_http2 to version 0:1.15.19-20.el8jbcs 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-mod_http2 package and not the jbcs-httpd24-mod_http2 package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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