Bug 2354159 (CVE-2025-2588)

Summary: CVE-2025-2588 augeas: Hercules Augeas fa.c re_case_expand null pointer dereference
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A flaw was found in Hercules Augeas. This issue occurs in the re_case_expand function, defined in src/fa.c at line 4391. The fa_expand_nocase function fails to check whether the pointer is null when calling the re_case_expand function, resulting in null pointer dereference, causing the program to report segmentation fault.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-03-21 18:01:41 UTC
A vulnerability has been found in Hercules Augeas 1.14.1 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function re_case_expand of the file src/fa.c. The manipulation of the argument re leads to null pointer dereference. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.