Bug 2531860 - CVE-2026-86145 pcre2: PCRE2: Out-of-bounds write allows arbitrary code execution via crafted regular expressions [fedora-all]
Summary: CVE-2026-86145 pcre2: PCRE2: Out-of-bounds write allows arbitrary code execut...
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Status: NEW
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Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: pcre2
Version: rawhide
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Assignee: Lukas Javorsky
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Whiteboard: {"flaws": ["18a1c26d-2f97-492a-86a7-d...
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Blocks: CVE-2026-86145
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Reported: 2026-09-11 12:14 UTC by Ganesh
Modified: 2026-09-11 12:14 UTC (History)
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Description Ganesh 2026-09-11 12:14:14 UTC
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PCRE2 before 10.48 allows a pcre2_dfa_match out-of-bounds write because reuse of a cached workspace block, in a recursive DFA matching workspace, lacks a size check (even though a newly allocated block, for the same purpose, does have a size check). This outcome requires an attacker-controlled regular expression, or a recursive pattern in conjunction with a small heap limit (this can be set through the API).


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