Release pcre2-10.40-7.el9_8 ALSA-2026:81532
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- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100
Research direction
The issue lists the affected pcre2 packages and seven CVEs, but names no source files, tests, or repository entry points. Start by identifying the package source and the upstream fixes referenced by the CVEs; confirm the updated packages address each listed vulnerability across the affected architectures. Done means the security update is available for all listed packages.
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Description
pcre2 security update
Severity: Important
Description
The pcre2 package contains a new generation of the Perl Compatible Regular Expression libraries for implementing regular expression pattern matching using the same syntax and semantics as Perl.
Security Fix(es):
- pcre2: PCRE2: Out-of-bounds write allows arbitrary code execution via crafted regular expressions (CVE-2026-86145)
- PCRE2: PCRE2: Out-of-bounds read via invalid UTF data during JIT fallback (CVE-2026-89156)
- pcre2: PCRE2: Out-of-bounds write via large pattern input (CVE-2026-89157)
- pcre2: PCRE2: Denial of Service via out-of-bounds read during invalid UTF matching (CVE-2026-89160)
- PCRE2: PCRE2: Out-of-bounds write via integer overflow on 32-bit platforms (CVE-2026-89158)
- pcre2: PCRE2: Memory corruption vulnerability in pcre2_jit_match (CVE-2026-89161)
- pcre2: pcre2: Out-of-bounds write via crafted regular expression (CVE-2026-103111)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Affected packages:
pcre2-10.40-7.el9_8.i686
pcre2-10.40-7.el9_8.x86_64
pcre2-devel-10.40-7.el9_8.i686
pcre2-devel-10.40-7.el9_8.x86_64
pcre2-syntax-10.40-7.el9_8.noarch
pcre2-utf16-10.40-7.el9_8.i686
pcre2-utf16-10.40-7.el9_8.x86_64
pcre2-utf32-10.40-7.el9_8.i686
pcre2-utf32-10.40-7.el9_8.x86_64
pcre2-10.40-7.el9_8.s390x
pcre2-devel-10.40-7.el9_8.s390x
pcre2-syntax-10.40-7.el9_8.noarch
pcre2-utf16-10.40-7.el9_8.s390x
pcre2-utf32-10.40-7.el9_8.s390x
pcre2-10.40-7.el9_8.ppc64le
pcre2-devel-10.40-7.el9_8.ppc64le
pcre2-syntax-10.40-7.el9_8.noarch
pcre2-utf16-10.40-7.el9_8.ppc64le
pcre2-utf32-10.40-7.el9_8.ppc64le
pcre2-10.40-7.el9_8.aarch64
pcre2-devel-10.40-7.el9_8.aarch64
pcre2-syntax-10.40-7.el9_8.noarch
pcre2-utf16-10.40-7.el9_8.aarch64
pcre2-utf32-10.40-7.el9_8.aarch64
pcre2-tools-10.40-7.el9_8.x86_64
pcre2-tools-10.40-7.el9_8.ppc64le
pcre2-tools-10.40-7.el9_8.aarch64
pcre2-tools-10.40-7.el9_8.s390x
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