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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.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202408-16

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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.