Summary
PCRE is a Perl-compatible regular expression library.
Security Fix(es):
* pcre: Buffer over-read in JIT when UTF is disabled and \X or \R has fixed quantifier greater than 1 (CVE-2019-20838)
* pcre: Integer overflow when parsing callout numeric arguments (CVE-2020-14155)
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.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.
Fixed packages 6
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 8 | pcre | 8.42-6.el8 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | pcre-cpp | 8.42-6.el8 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | pcre-devel | 8.42-6.el8 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | pcre-static | 8.42-6.el8 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | pcre-utf16 | 8.42-6.el8 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | pcre-utf32 | 8.42-6.el8 |
Vulnerabilities 2
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Unscored —
libpcre in PCRE before 8.43 allows a subject buffer over-read in JIT when UTF is disabled, and \X or \R has more than o…
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Unscored —
libpcre in PCRE before 8.44 allows an integer overflow via a large number after a (?C substring.