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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2015-8391) ELSA-2016-1025: pcre security update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2015-8391) ELSA-2016-1025: pcre security update

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C)
Published
12/01/2015
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/11/2016
Modified
11/23/2022

Description

The pcre_compile function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles certain [: nesting, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-pcre
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-pcre-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-pcre-static
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-pcre-tools

References

  • ELSA-2016-1025
  • CVE-2015-8391
  • USN-2943-1

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