CVE-2026-2903

medium

Description

A flaw has been found in skvadrik re2c up to 4.4. Impacted is the function check_and_merge_special_rules of the file src/parse/ast.cc. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been published and may be used. Patch name: febeb977936f9519a25d9fbd10ff8256358cdb97. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

References

https://vuldb.com/?submit.755030

https://vuldb.com/?id.347210

https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.347210

https://github.com/skvadrik/re2c/issues/571#issuecomment-3837675101

https://github.com/skvadrik/re2c/issues/571

https://github.com/skvadrik/re2c/commit/febeb977936f9519a25d9fbd10ff8256358cdb97

https://github.com/skvadrik/re2c/

https://github.com/oneafter/0202/blob/main/re/repro

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-02-22

Updated: 2026-02-22

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 1.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 3.3

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

Severity: Low

CVSS v4

Base Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: Medium