CVE-2022-1587

Description

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was discovered in the PCRE2 library in the get_recurse_data_length() function of the pcre2_jit_compile.c file. This issue affects recursions in JIT-compiled regular expressions caused by duplicate data transfers.

Category

9.1
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.13%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a pcre2
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M2GLQQUEY5VFM57CFYXVIFOXN2HUZPDM/ vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2077983%2C
https://github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2/commit/03654e751e7f0700693526b67dfcadda6b42c9d0 third party advisory patch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KAX7767BCUFC7JMDGP7GOQ5GIZCAUGBB/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JXINO3KKI5DICQ45E2FKD6MKVMGJLEKJ/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DWNG2NS3GINO6LQYUVC4BZLUQPJ3DYHA/ vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0009/ third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00014.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-1587?
CVE-2022-1587 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-1587?
To fix CVE-2022-1587, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-1587 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-1587 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-1587?
CVE-2022-1587 affects n/a pcre2.
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