Free of Memory not on the Heap Affecting libpcre2-8-0 package, versions <10.39-150400.4.12.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES154-LIBPCRE280-20535702
  • published6 Oct 2026
  • disclosed5 Oct 2026

Introduced: 5 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-89161  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-590  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.4 libpcre2-8-0 to version 10.39-150400.4.12.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libpcre2-8-0 package and not the libpcre2-8-0 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.4 relevant fixed versions and status.

In PCRE2 before 10.48, pcre2_jit_match mishandles a previously copied subject being passed in as a context. An incorrect free operation can occur.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1