QID 355089

Date Published: 2023-05-18

QID 355089: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for golang : ALAS2-2023-2037

Http and mime header parsing could allocate large amounts of memory, even when parsing small inputs. certain unusual patterns of input data could cause the common function used to parse http and mime headers to allocate substantially more memory than required to hold the parsed headers.
An attacker can exploit this behavior to cause an http server to allocate large amounts of memory from a small request, potentially leading to memory exhaustion and a denial of service. (
( CVE-2023-24534)



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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
    • Solution
    Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS2-2023-2037 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 355089

    CVE-2023-24534 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    ALAS2-2023-2037 amazon linux 2 URL Logo alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2023-2037.html
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