Linux · Security advisory · September 11, 2026

RHSA-2026:81522: pcre2 security update

RHSA-2026:81522, released September 11, 2026, fixes 4 CVEs in pcre2 (version 10.44-1.5.el10_2). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVEs closed
4
None rated Critical
Exploited
0
None reported
Exploitation more likely
0
Vendor assessment
Highest EPSS
0.0035
28th percentile

Priority of the 4 CVEs

Patch now 0 Urgent 0 High 4 Routine 0

Fixed package versions

ProductReleaseFixed in
pcre2RHEL 1010.44-1.5.el10_2

CVEs this fix closes

PriorityCVETitleImpactCVSSEPSSExploitation
High CVE-2026-89157 PCRE2 before 10.48, on 32-bit platforms, has a pcre2_pattern_convert out-of-bounds write when an attacker can provide a large pattern. 8.2 0.0035 None reported
High CVE-2026-89156 PCRE2 before 10.48 has a pcre2_match out-of-bounds read after a JIT fallback when an attacker can provide invalid UTF data. 8.2 0.0029 None reported
High CVE-2026-89160 PCRE2 before 10.48 has a pcre2_match out-of-bounds read during the PCRE2_MATCH_INVALID_UTF matching of an invalid UTF subject. 8.2 0.0027 None reported
High CVE-2026-89158 PCRE2 before 10.48, on 32-bit platforms, has a pcre2_compile_32 integer overflow and resultant out-of-bounds write. 8.2 0.0025 None reported
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