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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2022-2879: Security patch for golang, golist (Multiple Advisories)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2022-2879: Security patch for golang, golist (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/14/2022
Created
12/07/2022
Added
12/07/2022
Modified
09/28/2023

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-golang
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-golang-bin
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-golang-docs
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-golang-misc
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-golang-race
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-golang-shared
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-golang-src
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-golang-tests
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-golist
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-golist-debuginfo

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