USN-4338-1: re2c vulnerability

22 April 2020

re2c could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted file.

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Agostino Sarubbo discovered that re2c incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

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The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

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