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.

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. (CVE-2015-1345)

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way grep processed certain pattern and text combinations. An attacker able to trick a user into running grep on specially crafted input could use this flaw to crash grep or, potentially, read from uninitialized memory.

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way grep processed certain pattern and text combinations. An attacker able to trick a user into running grep on specially crafted input could use this flaw to crash grep or, potentially, read from uninitialized memory.
(CVE-2015-1345)

This update also fixes the following bugs :

  - Prior to this update, the \w and \W symbols were     inconsistently matched to the [:alnum:] character class.
    Consequently, using regular expressions with '\w' and     '\W' could lead to incorrect results. With this update,     '\w' is consistently matched to the [_[:alnum:]]     character, and '\W' is consistently matched to the     [^_[:alnum:]] character.

  - Previously, the Perl Compatible Regular Expression     (PCRE) matcher (selected by the '-P' parameter in grep)     did not work correctly when matching non-UTF-8 text in     UTF-8 locales. Consequently, an error message about     invalid UTF-8 byte sequence characters was returned. To     fix this bug, patches from upstream have been applied to     the grep utility. As a result, PCRE now skips non-UTF-8     characters as non-matching text without returning any     error message.

Updated grep packages that fix one security issue and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Low security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.

The grep utility searches through textual input for lines that contain a match to a specified pattern and then prints the matching lines. The GNU grep utilities include grep, egrep, and fgrep.

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way grep processed certain pattern and text combinations. An attacker able to trick a user into running grep on specially crafted input could use this flaw to crash grep or, potentially, read from uninitialized memory.
(CVE-2015-1345)

This update also fixes the following bugs :

* Prior to this update, the \w and \W symbols were inconsistently matched to the [:alnum:] character class. Consequently, using regular expressions with '\w' and '\W' could lead to incorrect results. With this update, '\w' is consistently matched to the [_[:alnum:]] character, and '\W' is consistently matched to the [^_[:alnum:]] character. (BZ#1159012)

* Previously, the Perl Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) matcher (selected by the '-P' parameter in grep) did not work correctly when matching non-UTF-8 text in UTF-8 locales. Consequently, an error message about invalid UTF-8 byte sequence characters was returned. To fix this bug, patches from upstream have been applied to the grep utility. As a result, PCRE now skips non-UTF-8 characters as non-matching text without returning any error message. (BZ#1217080)

All grep users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues.

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2015:2111 :

Updated grep packages that fix one security issue and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Low security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.

The grep utility searches through textual input for lines that contain a match to a specified pattern and then prints the matching lines. The GNU grep utilities include grep, egrep, and fgrep.

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way grep processed certain pattern and text combinations. An attacker able to trick a user into running grep on specially crafted input could use this flaw to crash grep or, potentially, read from uninitialized memory.
(CVE-2015-1345)

This update also fixes the following bugs :

* Prior to this update, the \w and \W symbols were inconsistently matched to the [:alnum:] character class. Consequently, using regular expressions with '\w' and '\W' could lead to incorrect results. With this update, '\w' is consistently matched to the [_[:alnum:]] character, and '\W' is consistently matched to the [^_[:alnum:]] character. (BZ#1159012)

* Previously, the Perl Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) matcher (selected by the '-P' parameter in grep) did not work correctly when matching non-UTF-8 text in UTF-8 locales. Consequently, an error message about invalid UTF-8 byte sequence characters was returned. To fix this bug, patches from upstream have been applied to the grep utility. As a result, PCRE now skips non-UTF-8 characters as non-matching text without returning any error message. (BZ#1217080)

All grep users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues.

An integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the way grep parsed large lines of data. An attacker able to trick a user into running grep on a specially crafted data file could use this flaw to crash grep or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running grep. (CVE-2012-5667)

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way grep processed certain pattern and text combinations. An attacker able to trick a user into running grep on specially crafted input could use this flaw to crash grep or, potentially, read from uninitialized memory.
(CVE-2015-1345)

An integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the way grep parsed large lines of data. An attacker able to trick a user into running grep on a specially crafted data file could use this flaw to crash grep or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running grep. (CVE-2012-5667)

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way grep processed certain pattern and text combinations. An attacker able to trick a user into running grep on specially crafted input could use this flaw to crash grep or, potentially, read from uninitialized memory.
(CVE-2015-1345)

The grep packages have been upgraded to upstream version 2.20, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version. Notably, the speed of various operations has been improved significantly. Now, the recursive grep utility uses the fts function of the gnulib library for directory traversal, so that it can handle much larger directories without reporting the 'File name too long' error message, and it can operate faster when dealing with large directory hierarchies.

This update also fixes the following bugs :

  - Prior to this update, the \w and \W symbols were     inconsistently matched to the [:alnum:] character class.
    Consequently, regular expressions that used \w and \W in     some cases had incorrect results. An upstream patch     which fixes the matching problem has been applied, and     \w is now matched to the [_[:alnum:]] character and \W     to the [^_[:alnum:]] character consistently.

  - Previously, the '--fixed-regexp' command-line option was     not included in the grep(1) manual page. Consequently,     the manual page was inconsistent with the built-in help     of the grep utility. To fix this bug, grep(1) has been     updated to include a note informing the user that     '--fixed-regexp' is an obsolete option. Now, the     built-in help and manual page are consistent regarding     the '--fixed-regexp' option.

  - Previously, the Perl Compatible Regular Expression     (PCRE) library did not work correctly when matching     non-UTF-8 text in UTF-8 mode. Consequently, an error     message about invalid UTF-8 byte sequence characters was     returned. To fix this bug, patches from upstream have     been applied to the PCRE library and the grep utility.
    As a result, PCRE now skips non-UTF-8 characters as     non-matching text without returning any error message.

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2015:1447 :

Updated grep packages that fix two security issues, several bugs, and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Low security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

The grep utility searches through textual input for lines that contain a match to a specified pattern and then prints the matching lines. The GNU grep utilities include grep, egrep, and fgrep.

An integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the way grep parsed large lines of data. An attacker able to trick a user into running grep on a specially crafted data file could use this flaw to crash grep or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running grep. (CVE-2012-5667)

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way grep processed certain pattern and text combinations. An attacker able to trick a user into running grep on specially crafted input could use this flaw to crash grep or, potentially, read from uninitialized memory.
(CVE-2015-1345)

The grep packages have been upgraded to upstream version 2.20, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version. Notably, the speed of various operations has been improved significantly. Now, the recursive grep utility uses the fts function of the gnulib library for directory traversal, so that it can handle much larger directories without reporting the 'File name too long' error message, and it can operate faster when dealing with large directory hierarchies. (BZ#982215, BZ#1064668, BZ#1126757, BZ#1167766, BZ#1171806)

This update also fixes the following bugs :

* Prior to this update, the \w and \W symbols were inconsistently matched to the [:alnum:] character class. Consequently, regular expressions that used \w and \W in some cases had incorrect results.
An upstream patch which fixes the matching problem has been applied, and \w is now matched to the [_ [:alnum:]] character and \W to the [^_[:alnum:]] character consistently. (BZ#799863)

* Previously, the '--fixed-regexp' command-line option was not included in the grep(1) manual page. Consequently, the manual page was inconsistent with the built-in help of the grep utility. To fix this bug, grep(1) has been updated to include a note informing the user that '--fixed-regexp' is an obsolete option. Now, the built-in help and manual page are consistent regarding the '--fixed-regexp' option.
(BZ#1103270)

* Previously, the Perl Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library did not work correctly when matching non-UTF-8 text in UTF-8 mode.
Consequently, an error message about invalid UTF-8 byte sequence characters was returned. To fix this bug, patches from upstream have been applied to the PCRE library and the grep utility. As a result, PCRE now skips non-UTF-8 characters as non-matching text without returning any error message. (BZ#1193030)

All grep users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which correct these issues and add these enhancements.

Updated grep packages that fix two security issues, several bugs, and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Low security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

The grep utility searches through textual input for lines that contain a match to a specified pattern and then prints the matching lines. The GNU grep utilities include grep, egrep, and fgrep.

An integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the way grep parsed large lines of data. An attacker able to trick a user into running grep on a specially crafted data file could use this flaw to crash grep or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running grep. (CVE-2012-5667)

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way grep processed certain pattern and text combinations. An attacker able to trick a user into running grep on specially crafted input could use this flaw to crash grep or, potentially, read from uninitialized memory.
(CVE-2015-1345)

The grep packages have been upgraded to upstream version 2.20, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version. Notably, the speed of various operations has been improved significantly. Now, the recursive grep utility uses the fts function of the gnulib library for directory traversal, so that it can handle much larger directories without reporting the 'File name too long' error message, and it can operate faster when dealing with large directory hierarchies. (BZ#982215, BZ#1064668, BZ#1126757, BZ#1167766, BZ#1171806)

This update also fixes the following bugs :

* Prior to this update, the \w and \W symbols were inconsistently matched to the [:alnum:] character class. Consequently, regular expressions that used \w and \W in some cases had incorrect results.
An upstream patch which fixes the matching problem has been applied, and \w is now matched to the [_ [:alnum:]] character and \W to the [^_[:alnum:]] character consistently. (BZ#799863)

* Previously, the '--fixed-regexp' command-line option was not included in the grep(1) manual page. Consequently, the manual page was inconsistent with the built-in help of the grep utility. To fix this bug, grep(1) has been updated to include a note informing the user that '--fixed-regexp' is an obsolete option. Now, the built-in help and manual page are consistent regarding the '--fixed-regexp' option.
(BZ#1103270)

* Previously, the Perl Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library did not work correctly when matching non-UTF-8 text in UTF-8 mode.
Consequently, an error message about invalid UTF-8 byte sequence characters was returned. To fix this bug, patches from upstream have been applied to the PCRE library and the grep utility. As a result, PCRE now skips non-UTF-8 characters as non-matching text without returning any error message. (BZ#1193030)

All grep users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which correct these issues and add these enhancements.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201502-14 (grep: Denial of Service)

    A heap buffer overrun has been fixed in the bmexec_trans function in       kwset.c.
  Impact :

    A local user can cause Denial of Service.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

grep was updated to fix one security issue.

This security issue was fixed :

  - Heap buffer overrun with a carefully crafted combination     of input and regexp (CVE-2015-1345).

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
101093	F5 Networks BIG-IP : Grep vulnerability (K42891424)	Nessus	F5 Networks Local Security Checks	low
87973	Amazon Linux AMI : grep (ALAS-2016-639)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	low
87557	Scientific Linux Security Update : grep on SL7.x x86_64 (20151119)	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	low
87131	CentOS 7 : grep (CESA-2015:2111)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	low
87022	Oracle Linux 7 : grep (ELSA-2015-2111)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	low
86931	RHEL 7 : grep (RHSA-2015:2111)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	low
86076	Amazon Linux AMI : grep (ALAS-2015-598)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	medium
85194	Scientific Linux Security Update : grep on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20150722)	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	medium
85108	Oracle Linux 6 : grep (ELSA-2015-1447)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	medium
85022	CentOS 6 : grep (CESA-2015:1447)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	medium
84948	RHEL 6 : grep (RHSA-2015:1447)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
81535	GLSA-201502-14 : grep: Denial of Service	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	low
81253	openSUSE Security Update : grep (openSUSE-2015-121)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	low

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