Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity Affecting apache-pulsar-4.2 package, versions <4.2.4-r6


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-WOLFILATEST-APACHEPULSAR42-20125644
  • published24 Sept 2026
  • disclosed23 Sept 2026

Introduced: 23 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-77420  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1333  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Wolfi apache-pulsar-4.2 to version 4.2.4-r6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream apache-pulsar-4.2 package and not the apache-pulsar-4.2 package as distributed by Wolfi. See How to fix? for Wolfi relevant fixed versions and status.

JLine is a Java library for handling console input. From 3.0.0 until 3.30.15 and 4.3.1, DefaultHistory.matchPatterns(String patterns, String line) in reader/src/main/java/org/jline/reader/impl/history/DefaultHistory.java converts the HISTORY_IGNORE configuration value into a Java regular expression while escaping only part of its syntax, allowing other regex metacharacters to reach the backtracking engine. An attacker who can control application or user configuration can supply a nested-quantifier expression that is reevaluated whenever a command is added to history, consuming excessive CPU and indefinitely blocking the reader thread. This issue is fixed in versions 3.30.15 and 4.3.1.

CVSS Base Scores

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