Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting skopeo-tests package, versions <2:1.14.4-1.rhaos4.16.el9


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL9-SKOPEOTESTS-6517071
  • published 3 Apr 2024
  • disclosed 5 Mar 2024

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 skopeo-tests to version 2:1.14.4-1.rhaos4.16.el9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:0045.

NVD Description

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

The protojson.Unmarshal function can enter an infinite loop when unmarshaling certain forms of invalid JSON. This condition can occur when unmarshaling into a message which contains a google.protobuf.Any value, or when the UnmarshalOptions.DiscardUnknown option is set.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Red Hat

5.9 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

7.5 high