Out-of-bounds Read Affecting pcre2-utf32 package, versions <0:10.37-5.el9_0


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.77% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-PCRE2UTF32-2939082
  • published1 Jul 2022
  • disclosed16 May 2022

Introduced: 16 May 2022

CVE-2022-1587  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 pcre2-utf32 to version 0:10.37-5.el9_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-5251.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pcre2-utf32 package and not the pcre2-utf32 package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was discovered in the PCRE2 library in the get_recurse_data_length() function of the pcre2_jit_compile.c file. This issue affects recursions in JIT-compiled regular expressions caused by duplicate data transfers.

CVSS Base Scores

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