CVE-2020-12658
Description
From CVE.org
gssproxy (aka gss-proxy) before 0.8.3 does not unlock cond_mutex before pthread exit in gp_worker_main() in gp_workers.c. NOTE: An upstream comment states "We are already on a shutdown path when running the code in question, so a DoS there doesn't make any sense, and there has been no additional information provided us (as upstream) to indicate why this would be a problem.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security does not view this as a security vulnerability because no service will be denied since the bug is triggered on an exit path of the program, which means that the program would already be stopping service and thus a malicious attacker would gain no impact to availability by triggering the bug.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU)
Inconsistent locking discipline can lead to deadlock.
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