CVE catalog
CVE-2022-23901
re2c: CVE-2022-23901
- Severity
- Low
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.59% · Oct 25, 2026
A stack overflow re2c 2.2 exists due to infinite recursion issues in src/dfa/dead_rules.cc.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | re2c | sid | 4.6-1 | fixed |
| Debian | re2c | forky | 4.6-1 | fixed |
| Debian | re2c | trixie | 4.1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | re2c | bookworm | 3.0-2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | re2c | 14.04 | 0.13.5-1build2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | re2c | 16.04 | 0.13.5-1build2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | re2c | 16.04 | 0.15.3-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | re2c | 16.04 | 0.16-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | re2c | 18.04 | 1.0.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | re2c | 20.04 | 1.2.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | re2c | 20.04 | 1.3-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | re2c | 20.04 | 1.3-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | re2c | 20.04 | 1.3-1ubuntu0.1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | re2c | source | sid | 3.0-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | re2c | source | forky | 3.0-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | re2c | source | trixie | 3.0-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | re2c | source | bookworm | 3.0-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [re2c]Fixed
Details (2)
3.0-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.0-1dsa · re2c · debian · bookworm
3.0-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.0-1dsa · re2c · debian · bookworm
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23901]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-23901]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2023/wid-sec-w-2023-0561.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]