Out-of-bounds read in PCRE2
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 9 fixed, 7 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
PCRE2 before 10.48 has a pcre2_match out-of-bounds read after a JIT fallback when an attacker can provide invalid UTF data.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCRE | PCRE2 | 10.34 to before 10.48 | 10.48 | Patch available | CNA |
- PCRE2 VendorPCRE Affected 10.34 to before 10.48 Fixed in 10.48 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA PCRE2 (PCRE) Fixed in 10.48
Red Hat 5 advisories
- RHSA-2026:87400 Released 2026-10-21 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Cost Management On-Premise container image update
- Red Hat Cost Management On-Premise 1 registry.redhat.io/costmanagement/costmanagement-ui-rhel10
- RHSA-2026:82939 Released 2026-10-14 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Update Infrastructure 5.3 security update
- Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 registry.redhat.io/rhui5/cds-kubernetes-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhui5/cds-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhui5/haproxy-rhel9 +2
- RHSA-2026:81532 Released 2026-10-12 · Red Hat rating Importantpcre2 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) pcre2-devel-10.40-7.el9_8, pcre2-utf16-10.40-7.el9_8, pcre2-utf32-10.40-7.el9_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) pcre2-10.40-7.el9_8, pcre2-syntax-10.40-7.el9_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) pcre2-tools-10.40-7.el9_8
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2026:81522 Released 2026-10-12 · Red Hat rating Importantpcre2 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) pcre2-devel-10.44-1.5.el10_2, pcre2-utf16-10.44-1.5.el10_2, pcre2-utf32-10.44-1.5.el10_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) pcre2-10.44-1.5.el10_2, pcre2-syntax-10.44-1.5.el10_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) pcre2-static-10.44-1.5.el10_2, pcre2-tools-10.44-1.5.el10_2
- RHSA-2026:67534 Released 2026-09-15 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update
- Red Hat Hardened Images pcre2-10.48-0.1.hum1@aarch64, pcre2-10.48-0.1.hum1@src, pcre2-10.48-0.1.hum1@x86_64 +12
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
PCRE PCRE2 10.48
6 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM, 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-60391 Integer overflow in PCRE2Priority HIGH 66
- TI-2026-60393 Out-of-bounds read in PCRE2Priority MEDIUM 62
- TI-2026-60394 In PCRE2 before 10.48, pcre2_jit_match mishandles a previously copied subject being…Priority LOW 35
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | Affected | — |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Cost Management On-Premise 1 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:87400 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:81522 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:81532 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:81522 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:81532 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:81522 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:81532 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images | Fixed | RHSA-2026:67534 |
| Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:82939 |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Hardened Images
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-89156
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p3mm-8g7f-gg7r
- 2026-10-13 Fix available: RHSA-2026:81522 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-13 Fix available: RHSA-2026:81532 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-13 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) +3 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-16 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82939 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-16 Fix available: Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-22 Fix available: RHSA-2026:87400 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 Fix available: Red Hat Cost Management On-Premise 1 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
More Pcre2 vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-19872 Integer overflow vulnerability in pcre2test before 10.41 allows attackers to cause a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-35893 PCRE2: heap-buffer-overflow read in match_ref due to missing boundary restoration in SCS CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-60391 Integer overflow in PCRE2 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
- TI-2026-60393 Out-of-bounds read in PCRE2 CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2015-02839 Heap-based buffer overflow in PCRE 8.34 through 8.37 and PCRE2 10.10 allows remote… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-02677 The compile_branch function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE 8.x before 8.39 and pcre2_compile.c… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-89156 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-89156 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p3mm-8g7f-gg7r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-89156 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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