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title: "CVE-2022-23901\n    | Ubuntu"
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-23901?format=md
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# CVE-2022-23901

Publication date 29 March 2022

Last updated 27 February 2026

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**9.8 · Critical**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-23901?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

A stack overflow re2c 2.2 exists due to infinite recursion issues in
src/dfa/dead\_rules.cc.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| re2c | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected |
| 25.10 questing | Not affected |
| 25.04 plucky | Not affected |
| 24.10 oracular | Not affected |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected |
| 23.10 mantic | Not affected |
| 23.04 lunar | Not affected |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Ignored end of life |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Needs evaluation |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Needs evaluation |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Needs evaluation |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Needs evaluation |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-23901?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| re2c | * Upstream:   [a3473fd](https://github.com/skvadrik/re2c/commit/a3473fd7be829cb33907cb08612f955133c70a96) * Upstream:   [039c189](https://github.com/skvadrik/re2c/commit/039c18949190c5de5397eba504d2c75dad2ea9ca) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

9.8 · Critical

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 9.8 · Critical |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-23901)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23901)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2022-23901)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-23901)

### Other references

* <https://github.com/skvadrik/re2c/issues/394>
* <https://github.com/skvadrik/re2c/commit/a3473fd7be829cb33907cb08612f955133c70a96 (3.0)>
* <https://github.com/skvadrik/re2c/commit/039c18949190c5de5397eba504d2c75dad2ea9ca (3.0)>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23901>