GLSA 202007-28: re2c: Buffer overflow

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Severity:	normal
Title:	re2c: Buffer overflow
Date:	07/27/2020
Bugs:	#718350
ID:	202007-28

Synopsis

A vulnerability in re2c could lead to a Denial of Service condition.

Background

re2c is a tool for generating C-based recognizers from regular expressions.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-util/re2c	< 1.3-r1	>= 1.3-r1	All supported architectures

Description

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered in re2c.

Impact

An attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.

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-1.3-r1"

References

CVE-2020-11958

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202007-28.xml

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.