Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting golang-1.14 package, versions <1.14.7-2ubuntu1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.01% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2010-GOLANG114-1029634
  • published7 Aug 2020
  • disclosed6 Aug 2020

Introduced: 6 Aug 2020

CVE-2020-16845  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.10 golang-1.14 to version 1.14.7-2ubuntu1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream golang-1.14 package and not the golang-1.14 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Go before 1.13.15 and 14.x before 1.14.7 can have an infinite read loop in ReadUvarint and ReadVarint in encoding/binary via invalid inputs.

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CVSS Scores

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