CVE-2015-1345

Publication date 12 February 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

The bmexec_trans function in kwset.c in grep 2.19 through 2.21 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read and crash) via crafted input when using the -F option.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
grep 16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected

Notes

mdeslaur

introduced in v2.18-90-g73893ff

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
grep