OSV-2024-1261 Stack-buffer-overflow in _pcre2_compile_class_not_nested_16
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Check this codebase for OSV-2024-1261 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: OSV-2024-1261 is a memory corruption vulnerability in pcre2, published on 2 Nov 2024.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of OSV-2024-1261 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected packages and fixed versions:
- pcre2 (OSS-Fuzz): affected all versions; no fix listed
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/OSV-2024-1261/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/OSV-2024-1261/index.md)
A stack buffer overflow in the PCRE2 regex library allows attackers to cause denial of service or potentially execute code via crafted patterns.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is OSV-2024-1261?
OSV-2024-1261 is a memory corruption vulnerability in pcre2, published on 2 Nov 2024.
Official description
OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=376515526
Crash type: Stack-buffer-overflow WRITE 2
Crash state:
_pcre2_compile_class_not_nested_16
compile_class_operand
_pcre2_compile_class_nested_16
Which versions are affected by OSV-2024-1261?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including pcre2.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
pcre2 OSS-Fuzz | All versions | None |
How do I fix OSV-2024-1261?
No fix has been published for OSV-2024-1261 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is OSV-2024-1261 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of OSV-2024-1261 in the wild and no public exploit code.