USN-5627-2

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    USN-5627-2

    Published: 22 Sept 2022Last Modified: 27 Apr 2026

    Summary: pcre2 vulnerabilities

    Details: USN-5627-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in PCRE. This update provides the corresponding fixes for Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that PCRE incorrectly handled memory when handling certain regular expressions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause applications using PCRE to expose sensitive information.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5627-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1586, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1587

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pcre2

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -10.31-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

    Affected versions

    10.22-3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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