In pkgconf through 1.9.3, variable duplication can cause unbounded string expansion due to incorrect checks in libpkgconf/tuple.c:pkgconf_tuple_parse. For example, a .pc file containing a few hundred bytes can expand to one billion bytes.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade pkgconf | Mar 26, 2024 | Jan 22, 2023 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade libpkgconf-debuginfoUpgrade libpkgconf-develUpgrade pkgconfUpgrade pkgconf-m4Upgrade pkgconf-pkg-configUpgrade libpkgconfUpgrade pkgconf-debuginfoUpgrade pkgconf-debugsource | Feb 17, 2025 | Jan 21, 2023 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade pkgconf | Jul 30, 2024 | Jan 22, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade pkgconf | Mar 20, 2023 | Jan 22, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade pkgconf | May 8, 2023 | Jan 22, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade pkgconfUpgrade pkgconf-m4Upgrade libpkgconfUpgrade pkgconf-pkg-config | Apr 13, 2023 | Jan 22, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade pkgconf | May 10, 2023 | Jan 22, 2023 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jan 22, 2023 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libpkgconf-develUpgrade libpkgconf3Upgrade pkgconf | Feb 13, 2023 | Jan 22, 2023 |
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