UBUNTU-CVE-2019-20838

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-20838
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-20838.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-20838
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Published
2020-06-15T17:15:00Z
Modified
2025-10-10T14:59:38Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

libpcre in PCRE before 8.43 allows a subject buffer over-read in JIT when UTF is disabled, and \X or \R has more than one fixed quantifier, a related issue to CVE-2019-20454.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS

pcre3

Package

Name
pcre3
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pcre3@2:8.39-9ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:8.39-9ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

2:8.*

2:8.39-5ubuntu3
2:8.39-8
2:8.39-9

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-9ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libpcre16-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-9ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libpcre3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-9ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libpcre3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-9ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libpcre32-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-9ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libpcrecpp0v5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-9ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "pcregrep"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS

pcre3

Package

Name
pcre3
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pcre3@2:8.39-12ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:8.39-12ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

2:8.*

2:8.39-12
2:8.39-12build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-12ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libpcre16-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-12ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libpcre3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-12ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libpcre3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-12ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libpcre32-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-12ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libpcrecpp0v5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-12ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "pcregrep"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS

pcre3

Package

Name
pcre3
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pcre3@2:8.39-13ubuntu0.22.04.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:8.39-13ubuntu0.22.04.1

Affected versions

2:8.*

2:8.39-13build3
2:8.39-13build4
2:8.39-13build5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-13ubuntu0.22.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libpcre16-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-13ubuntu0.22.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libpcre3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-13ubuntu0.22.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libpcre3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-13ubuntu0.22.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libpcre32-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-13ubuntu0.22.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libpcrecpp0v5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-13ubuntu0.22.04.1",
            "binary_name": "pcregrep"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

pcre3

Package

Name
pcre3
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pcre3@2:8.39-15build1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2:8.*

2:8.39-15
2:8.39-15build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-15build1",
            "binary_name": "libpcre16-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-15build1",
            "binary_name": "libpcre3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-15build1",
            "binary_name": "libpcre3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-15build1",
            "binary_name": "libpcre32-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-15build1",
            "binary_name": "libpcrecpp0v5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-15build1",
            "binary_name": "pcregrep"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.04

pcre3

Package

Name
pcre3
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pcre3@2:8.39-15.1?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2:8.*

2:8.39-15.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-15.1",
            "binary_name": "libpcre16-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-15.1",
            "binary_name": "libpcre3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-15.1",
            "binary_name": "libpcre3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-15.1",
            "binary_name": "libpcre32-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-15.1",
            "binary_name": "libpcrecpp0v5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-15.1",
            "binary_name": "pcregrep"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.10

pcre3

Package

Name
pcre3
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pcre3@2:8.39-15.1?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2:8.*

2:8.39-15.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-15.1",
            "binary_name": "libpcre16-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-15.1",
            "binary_name": "libpcre3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-15.1",
            "binary_name": "libpcre3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-15.1",
            "binary_name": "libpcre32-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-15.1",
            "binary_name": "libpcrecpp0v5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.39-15.1",
            "binary_name": "pcregrep"
        }
    ]
}