Description
entr is vulnerable to Heap-based buffer overflow in run_utility() function. The function allocates a fixed-size heap buffer using malloc(ARG_MAX) and copies command-line arguments into it. It advances the destination pointer based on the return value of strlcpy(), which returns the total length of the source string rather than the number of bytes written. When the buffer is exactly filled, the remaining size underflows as an unsigned size_t, causing subsequent copies to write out of bounds. This can be triggered by supplying command-line arguments whose combined length fills the buffer, or via the /_ substitution feature which expands a short token into a longer pathname at runtime. The local attacker can cause memory corruption, process abort, and denial of service.
This issue was fixed in commit 2467fe0
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| eradman | entr | — | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | entr | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | entr | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | entr | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | entr | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | entr | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | entr | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | entr | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | entr | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | entr | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | entr | No fix yet | — |