USN-5627-2

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5627-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5627-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5627-2
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Published
2022-09-22T13:45:24.449203Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:05Z
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

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / pcre2

Package

Name
pcre2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pcre2@10.31-2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
10.31-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

10.*

10.22-3
10.22-4
10.22-5
10.22-6
10.31-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libpcre2-16-0",
            "binary_version": "10.31-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpcre2-32-0",
            "binary_version": "10.31-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpcre2-8-0",
            "binary_version": "10.31-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpcre2-dev",
            "binary_version": "10.31-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpcre2-posix0",
            "binary_version": "10.31-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pcre2-utils",
            "binary_version": "10.31-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2022-1586",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2022-1587",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}