Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting golang-bin package, versions <0:1.15.14-1.module+el8.4.0+632+4dba2916


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.69% (89th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications

Snyk Learn

Learn about Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerabilities in an interactive lesson.

Start learning
  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-GOLANGBIN-3288845
  • published3 Feb 2023
  • disclosed27 May 2021

Introduced: 27 May 2021

CVE-2021-31525  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-674  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 golang-bin to version 0:1.15.14-1.module+el8.4.0+632+4dba2916 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2021:3076.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream golang-bin package and not the golang-bin package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

net/http in Go before 1.15.12 and 1.16.x before 1.16.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a large header to ReadRequest or ReadResponse. Server, Transport, and Client can each be affected in some configurations.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1