Security update for pcre2
A security update for pcre2 addresses CVE-2025-58050, which is an integer overflow vulnerability causing a heap buffer overread in the match_ref function due to missing boundary restoration in SCS. This vulnerability has been assigned a medium severity level.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-58050 is an integer overflow vulnerability in the pcre2 library that leads to a heap buffer overread within the match_ref function. The root cause is a missing boundary restoration in the SCS (Subpattern Call Stack) mechanism. This flaw could potentially be exploited to cause memory corruption or application instability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can cause a heap buffer overread, which may lead to application crashes or potentially expose sensitive memory contents. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The impact is considered medium severity based on the nature of the flaw.
Mitigation Recommendations
A security update for pcre2 has been released to fix this issue. Users should apply the official patch provided by the SUSE Product Security Team to remediate this vulnerability. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the provided data; therefore, check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance.
Security update for pcre2
Description
A security update for pcre2 addresses CVE-2025-58050, which is an integer overflow vulnerability causing a heap buffer overread in the match_ref function due to missing boundary restoration in SCS. This vulnerability has been assigned a medium severity level.
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-58050 is an integer overflow vulnerability in the pcre2 library that leads to a heap buffer overread within the match_ref function. The root cause is a missing boundary restoration in the SCS (Subpattern Call Stack) mechanism. This flaw could potentially be exploited to cause memory corruption or application instability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can cause a heap buffer overread, which may lead to application crashes or potentially expose sensitive memory contents. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The impact is considered medium severity based on the nature of the flaw.
Mitigation Recommendations
A security update for pcre2 has been released to fix this issue. Users should apply the official patch provided by the SUSE Product Security Team to remediate this vulnerability. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the provided data; therefore, check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- SUSE Product Security Team
- Advisory Id
- openSUSE-SU-2026:20512-1
- Cve Count
- 1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aab498c55bf5e2cf5990f20
Added to database: 09/17/2026, 01:59:40 UTC
Last enriched: 09/17/2026, 02:28:44 UTC
Last updated: 09/17/2026, 02:28:44 UTC
Views: 2
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