Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting node-re2 package, versions <1.26.1+~cs1.7.0-1
Threat Intelligence
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- published31 Jul 2026
- disclosed30 Jul 2026
Introduced: 30 Jul 2026
CVE-2026-68499 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:14 node-re2 to version 1.26.1+~cs1.7.0-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream node-re2 package and not the node-re2 package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:14 relevant fixed versions and status.
re2 provides Node.js bindings for Google's RE2 regular expression engine. Prior to 1.25.2, re2's String.prototype.match implementation with a global RE2 pattern that can match the empty string fails to advance its native matching cursor in lib/match.cc, causing an infinite loop and unbounded native memory growth that blocks the event loop and can exhaust host memory. This issue is fixed in 1.25.2.