Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting containernetworking-plugins package, versions <1:1.5.1-2.el9


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-CONTAINERNETWORKINGPLUGINS-12153765
  • published22 Aug 2025
  • disclosed8 May 2024

Introduced: 8 May 2024

CVE-2024-24788  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 containernetworking-plugins to version 1:1.5.1-2.el9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:9089.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream containernetworking-plugins package and not the containernetworking-plugins package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A malformed DNS message in response to a query can cause the Lookup functions to get stuck in an infinite loop.

CVSS Base Scores

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