Headline
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202408-16
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202408-16 - A vulnerability has been discovered in re2c, which can lead to a denial of service. Versions greater than or equal to 2.0 are affected.
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202408-16
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: Normal
Title: re2c: Denial of Service
Date: August 09, 2024
Bugs: #719872
ID: 202408-16
Synopsis
A vulnerability has been discovered in re2c, which can lead to a denial
of service.
Background
re2c is a tool for generating C-based recognizers from regular
expressions.
Affected packages
Package Vulnerable Unaffected
dev-util/re2c < 2.0 >= 2.0
Description
Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.
Impact
Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All re2c users should upgrade to the latest version:
emerge --sync
emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose “>=dev-util/re2c-2.0”
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2018-21232
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-21232
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202408-16
Concerns?
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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