GLSA 202006-16: PCRE2: Denial of service
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | PCRE2: Denial of service |
| Date: | 06/15/2020 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 202006-16 |
Synopsis
A vulnerability in PCRE2 could lead to a Denial of Service condition.Background
PCRE2 is a project based on PCRE (Perl Compatible Regular Expressions) which has a new and revised API.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| net-libs/pcre2 | < 10.34 | >= 10.34 | All supported architectures |
Description
PCRE2 has a flaw when handling JIT-compiled regex using the \X pattern.
Impact
An attacker could cause a possible Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All PCRE2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/pcre2-10.34"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
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License
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