Out-of-Bounds Affecting libguestfs-bash-completion package, versions <1:1.48.4-2.el9


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (32nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-LIBGUESTFSBASHCOMPLETION-9459125
  • published16 Mar 2025
  • disclosed24 Jun 2022

Introduced: 24 Jun 2022

CVE-2022-2211  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 libguestfs-bash-completion to version 1:1.48.4-2.el9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2022:7958.

NVD Description

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

A vulnerability was found in libguestfs. This issue occurs while calculating the greatest possible number of matching keys in the get_keys() function. This flaw leads to a denial of service, either by mistake or malicious actor.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1