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 Severity: Normal
    Title: re2c: Denial of Service
     Date: August 09, 2024
     Bugs: #719872
       ID: 202408-16

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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
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
=======

Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

Gentoo: GLSA-202408-16: re2c: Denial of ServiceSecurity Advisory Updates

A vulnerability has been discovered in re2c, which can lead to a denial of service.

Summary

Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.

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 security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity
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

Impact

Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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