Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting slirp4netns package, versions <0:1.1.8-3.module+el8.9.0+1445+07728297


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-SLIRP4NETNS-10070502
  • published8 May 2025
  • disclosed14 Oct 2022

Introduced: 14 Oct 2022

CVE-2022-2879  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 slirp4netns to version 0:1.1.8-3.module+el8.9.0+1445+07728297 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2024:0121.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream slirp4netns package and not the slirp4netns package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Reader.Read does not set a limit on the maximum size of file headers. A maliciously crafted archive could cause Read to allocate unbounded amounts of memory, potentially causing resource exhaustion or panics. After fix, Reader.Read limits the maximum size of header blocks to 1 MiB.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1