CVE-2022-1587 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2022-1587: An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was discovered in the PCRE2 library in the get_recurse_data_length() function of the pcre2_jit_compile.c file. This issue affects recursions in JIT-compiled regular expressions caused by duplicate data transfers.

Affects 8 Linux releases across 8 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2022-1587 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

pcre2→ fixed in10.36-2+deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y pcre2
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

pcre2→ fixed in10.40-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y pcre2
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

pcre2→ fixed in10.40-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y pcre2
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

pcre2→ fixed in10.40-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade pcre2
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

pcre2→ fixed in10.40-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade pcre2
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

pcre2→ fixed in10.40-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade pcre2
```

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

pcre2→ fixed in10.40-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade pcre2
```

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

pcre2→ fixed in10.40-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade pcre2
```

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