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ALPINE-CVE-2026-89161

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.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Alpine:v3.23 pcre2

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"10.48-r0"}]}]

Alpine:v3.24 pcre2

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"10.48-r0"}]}]