CVE-2019-6293

NameCVE-2019-6293
DescriptionAn issue was discovered in the function mark_beginning_as_normal in nfa.c in flex 2.6.4. There is a stack exhaustion problem caused by the mark_beginning_as_normal function making recursive calls to itself in certain scenarios involving lots of '*' characters. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service.
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Debian Bugs919428

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
flex (PTS)bullseye2.6.4-8vulnerable
bookworm, sid, trixie2.6.4-8.2vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
flexsource(unstable)(unfixed)unimportant919428

Notes

https://github.com/westes/flex/issues/414
Negligible security impact

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