brace-expansion: Zero-step sequence causes process hang and memory exhaustion

Impact A brace pattern with a zero step value e.g., 1..2..0 causes the sequence generation loop to run indefinitely, making the process hang for seconds and allocate heaps of memory. The loop in question:...

PT-2026-28527

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions brace-expansion versions prior to 5.0.5 brace-expansion versions prior to 3.0.2 brace-expansion versions prior to 2.0.3 brace-expansion versions prior to 1.1.13 Description The brace-expansion library is susceptible to a denial-of-service...