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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
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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
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[ 1 ] CVE-2018-21232
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-21232

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202408-16

Concerns?
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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
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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
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