CVE-2019-9192

NameCVE-2019-9192
DescriptionIn 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
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
glibc (PTS)buster2.28-10+deb10u1vulnerable
buster (security)2.28-10+deb10u2vulnerable
bullseye2.31-13+deb11u8vulnerable
bullseye (security)2.31-13+deb11u7vulnerable
bookworm, bookworm (security)2.36-9+deb12u4vulnerable
trixie2.37-15vulnerable
sid2.37-15.1vulnerable

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
eglibcsource(unstable)(unfixed)unimportant
glibcsource(unstable)(unfixed)unimportant

Notes

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24269

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