Out-of-bounds Write Affecting pcre2-devel package, versions <0:10.44-1.5.el10_2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY10-PCRE2DEVEL-20948783
  • published15 Oct 2026
  • disclosed30 Sept 2026

Introduced: 30 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-103111  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:10 pcre2-devel to version 0:10.44-1.5.el10_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2026:81522.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pcre2-devel package and not the pcre2-devel package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

PCRE2 before 10.49, when there is an attacker-controlled regular expression and certain JIT API usage, allows an out-of-bounds write with arbitrary data.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1