An infinite loop vulnerability was found in libtirpc before version 1.0.2-rc2. With the port to using poll rather than select, exhaustion of file descriptors would cause the server to enter an infinite loop, consuming a large amount of CPU time and denying service to other clients until restarted.
Weakness
The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libtirpc | Libtirpc_project | * | 1.0.1 (including) |
| Libtirpc | Libtirpc_project | 1.0.2-rc1 (including) | 1.0.2-rc1 (including) |
References
- http://git.linux-nfs.org/?p=steved/libtirpc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fce98161d9815ea016855d9f00274276452c2c4b
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=968175
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14621
- http://git.linux-nfs.org/?p=steved/libtirpc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fce98161d9815ea016855d9f00274276452c2c4b
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=968175
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14621