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DEBIAN-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.
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.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
pcre2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"10.42-1+deb12u1"}]}]
Debian:13
pcre2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"10.46-1~deb13u2"}]}]
Debian:14
pcre2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"10.48-1"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org