CVE-2020-26159
In Oniguruma 6.9.5_rev1, an attacker able to supply a regular expression for compilation may be...
DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Further investigation showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: none
What each source reports
CVE List No score
DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Further investigation showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: none
- Record
CVE-2020-26159- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-18785 No score
DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Further investigation showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: none
- Record
EUVD-2020-18785- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jcjp-j466-5xxg No score
In Oniguruma 6.9.5_rev1, an attacker able to supply a regular expression for compilation may be...
In Oniguruma 6.9.5_rev1, an attacker able to supply a regular expression for compilation may be able to overflow a buffer by one byte in concat_opt_exact_str in src/regcomp.c .
- Record
GHSA-jcjp-j466-5xxg- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD No score
Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Further investigation showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: none
- Record
CVE-2020-26159- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2020-26159 No score
Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Further investigation showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: none
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2020-26159- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Further investigation showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: none
- Record
CVE-2020-26159- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVMGASA-2020-0452 No score
Updated oniguruma packages fix security vulnerability
In Oniguruma, an attacker able to supply a regular expression for compilation may be able to overflow a buffer by one byte in concat_opt_exact_str in src/regcomp.c (CVE-2020-26159).
- Record
MGASA-2020-0452- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11111-1 No score
libonig5-6.9.7.1-1.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libonig5-6.9.7.1-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11111-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2022:3327-1 No score
Security update for oniguruma
This update for oniguruma fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2019-19246: Fixed an out of bounds access during regular expression matching (bsc#1157805).
- CVE-2019-19204: Fixed an out of bounds access when compiling a crafted regular expression (bsc#1164569).
- CVE-2019-19203: Fixed an out of bounds access when performing a string search (bsc#1164550).
- CVE-2019-16163: Fixed an uncontrolled recursion issue when compiling a crafted regular expression, which could lead to denial of service (bsc#1150130).
- CVE-2020-26159: Fixed an off-by-one buffer overflow (bsc#1177179).
- CVE-2019-13224: Fixed a potential use-after-free when handling multiple different encodings (bsc#1142847).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2022:3327-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2024:2993-1 No score
Security update for oniguruma
This update for oniguruma fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2020-26159: Fixed buffer overflow in concat_opt_exact_str could that could lead in DoS (bsc#1177179)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2024:2993-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
onigurumaAlpine:v3.10 |
before 6.9.4-r1 | 6.9.4-r1 |
onigurumaAlpine:v3.11 |
before 6.9.4-r1 | 6.9.4-r1 |
onigurumaAlpine:v3.12 |
before 6.9.5-r2 | 6.9.5-r2 |
onigurumaAlpine:v3.13 |
before 6.9.5-r2 | 6.9.5-r2 |
onigurumaAlpine:v3.14 |
before 6.9.5-r2 | 6.9.5-r2 |
onigurumaAlpine:v3.15 |
before 6.9.5-r2 | 6.9.5-r2 |
onigurumaAlpine:v3.16 |
before 6.9.5-r2 | 6.9.5-r2 |
onigurumaAlpine:v3.17 |
before 6.9.5-r2 | 6.9.5-r2 |
onigurumaAlpine:v3.18 |
before 6.9.5-r2 | 6.9.5-r2 |
onigurumaAlpine:v3.19 |
before 6.9.5-r2 | 6.9.5-r2 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
onigurumaAlpine:v3.20 |
before 6.9.5-r2 | 6.9.5-r2 |
onigurumaAlpine:v3.21 |
before 6.9.5-r2 | 6.9.5-r2 |
onigurumaAlpine:v3.22 |
before 6.9.5-r2 | 6.9.5-r2 |
onigurumaAlpine:v3.23 |
before 6.9.5-r2 | 6.9.5-r2 |
onigurumaAlpine:v3.24 |
before 6.9.5-r2 | 6.9.5-r2 |
onigurumaAlpine:v3.9 |
before 6.9.4-r1 | 6.9.4-r1 |
onigurumaMageia:7 |
before 6.9.4-1.1.mga7 | 6.9.4-1.1.mga7 |
onigurumaSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 | 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 |
onigurumaSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 | 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 |
onigurumaSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 | 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 |
onigurumaSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 | 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 |
onigurumaSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 | 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 |
onigurumaSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 | 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 |
onigurumaSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 | 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 |
onigurumaSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 | 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 |
onigurumaSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 | 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 |
onigurumaSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 | 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 |
onigurumaSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 | 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 |
onigurumaSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 | 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 |
onigurumaSUSE:Manager Proxy 4.1 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 | 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 |
onigurumaSUSE:Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 | 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 |
onigurumaSUSE:Manager Server 4.1 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 | 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 |
onigurumaSUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 | 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 |
onigurumaSUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 | 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 |
onigurumaSUSE:Enterprise Storage 6 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 | 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 |
onigurumaSUSE:Enterprise Storage 7 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 | 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 |
onigurumaopenSUSE:Leap Micro 5.2 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 | 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 |
onigurumaopenSUSE:Leap 15.3 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 | 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 |
onigurumaopenSUSE:Leap 15.4 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 | 6.7.0-150000.3.3.1 |
onigurumaSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 |
before 5.9.2-13.6.1 | 5.9.2-13.6.1 |
onigurumaSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 |
before 5.9.2-13.6.1 | 5.9.2-13.6.1 |
onigurumaSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 |
before 5.9.2-13.6.1 | 5.9.2-13.6.1 |
onigurumaopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 7 CVEs |
before 6.9.7.1-1.2 | 6.9.7.1-1.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-26159 has been rejected by its source and should not be treated as a live vulnerability, published September 30, 2020. Fixed in oniguruma 6.9.4-r1.
References
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26159
github.com/kkos/oniguruma/issues/207
github.com/kkos/oniguruma/commit/cbe9f8bd9cfc6c3c87a60fbae58fa1a85db59df0
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00025.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2ZCUPCKJNSUHQMXXZBRNDDGQQLBJ2ACT
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4NHVR7X5ZLXUGW3PBCPQMNFQ3OJCSMQD
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lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZFUJY7BUIFBTZ3IUHVHCID4JYCRDGKPS
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/30/7
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jcjp-j466-5xxg
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2020-26159
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0452.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27387
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/ZFUJY7BUIFBTZ3IUHVHCID4JYCRDGKPS
debian.org/lts/security/2020/dla-2431
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20223327-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1142847
bugzilla.suse.com/1150130
bugzilla.suse.com/1157805
bugzilla.suse.com/1164550
bugzilla.suse.com/1164569
bugzilla.suse.com/1177179
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-13224
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-16163
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-19203
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-19204
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-19246
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-26159
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20242993-1
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-13225
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-19012