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DEBIAN-CVE-2019-9192

In the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.29, check_dst_limits_calc_pos_1 in posix/regexec.c has Uncontrolled Recursion, as demonstrated by...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

In the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.29, check_dst_limits_calc_pos_1 in posix/regexec.c has Uncontrolled Recursion, as demonstrated by '(|)(\1\1)*' in grep, a different issue than CVE-2018-20796. NOTE: the software maintainer disputes that this is a vulnerability because the behavior occurs only with a crafted pattern

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 glibc

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]

Debian:13 glibc

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]

Debian:14 glibc

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org