Bug 2531744 (CVE-2026-89157)

Summary: CVE-2026-89157 pcre2: PCRE2: Out-of-bounds write via large pattern input
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, kshier, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, stcannon, suppawar, teagle, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers, yguenane
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A flaw was found in PCRE2. On 32-bit platforms, an attacker can provide a specially crafted large pattern, leading to an out-of-bounds write within the pcre2_pattern_convert function. This vulnerability can result in high integrity impact, such as data corruption, and potentially a low availability impact, causing a denial of service.
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Bug Depends On: 2531824, 2531823    
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-11 04:21:20 UTC
PCRE2 before 10.48, on 32-bit platforms, has a pcre2_pattern_convert out-of-bounds write when an attacker can provide a large pattern.