PCRE2 before 10.48 has a pcre2_match out-of-bounds read during the PCRE2_MATCH_INVALID_UTF matching of an invalid UTF subject.

The AlmaLinux 9.2 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2026:1789748039 advisory.

  - PCRE2 before 10.48 has a pcre2_match out-of-bounds read during the PCRE2_MATCH_INVALID_UTF matching of an     invalid UTF subject. (CVE-2026-89160)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote openSUSE 16 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2026:21938-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2026-86145: missing size checks in `pcre2_dfa_match` code can lead to an out-of-bounds write     (bsc#1279893).
    - CVE-2026-89156: out-of-bounds read via invalid UTF data during JIT fallback (bsc#1280054).
    - CVE-2026-89157: out-of-bounds write via large pattern input (bsc#1280053).
    - CVE-2026-89158: out-of-bounds write due to integer overflow in `pcre2_compile_32` for 32-bit platforms     (bsc#1280052).
    - CVE-2026-89160: out-of-bounds read during the `PCRE2_MATCH_INVALID_UTF` matching of an invalid UTF     subject       (bsc#1280051).
    - CVE-2026-89161: incorrect free operation due to mishandling of a previously copied subject in     `pcre2_jit_match`       (bsc#1280050).
    - CVE-2026-89162: information disclosure via `pcre2_serialize_encode` (bsc#1280049).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 43 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-98f3f016c4 advisory.

    Update to pcre-10.48


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 44 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-e9c6062c07 advisory.

    Update to pcre-10.48


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 45 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-68e2c40a81 advisory.

    Update to pcre-10.48


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:4241-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2026-86145: missing size checks in `pcre2_dfa_match` code can lead to an out-of-bounds write     (bsc#1279893).
    - CVE-2026-89156: out-of-bounds read via invalid UTF data during JIT fallback (bsc#1280054).
    - CVE-2026-89157: out-of-bounds write via large pattern input (bsc#1280053).
    - CVE-2026-89158: out-of-bounds write due to integer overflow in `pcre2_compile_32` for 32-bit platforms     (bsc#1280052).
    - CVE-2026-89160: out-of-bounds read during the `PCRE2_MATCH_INVALID_UTF` matching of an invalid UTF     subject       (bsc#1280051).
    - CVE-2026-89161: incorrect free operation due to mishandling of a previously copied subject in     `pcre2_jit_match`       (bsc#1280050).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:4201-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2026-86145: missing size checks in `pcre2_dfa_match` code can lead to an out-of-bounds write     (bsc#1279893).
    - CVE-2026-89156: out-of-bounds read via invalid UTF data during JIT fallback (bsc#1280054).
    - CVE-2026-89157: out-of-bounds write via large pattern input (bsc#1280053).
    - CVE-2026-89158: out-of-bounds write due to integer overflow in `pcre2_compile_32` for 32-bit platforms     (bsc#1280052).
    - CVE-2026-89160: out-of-bounds read during the `PCRE2_MATCH_INVALID_UTF` matching of an invalid UTF     subject       (bsc#1280051).
    - CVE-2026-89161: incorrect free operation due to mishandling of a previously copied subject in     `pcre2_jit_match`       (bsc#1280050).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - PCRE2 before 10.48 has a pcre2_match out-of-bounds read during the PCRE2_MATCH_INVALID_UTF matching of an     invalid UTF subject. (CVE-2026-89160)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
361946	AlmaLinux 9.2 [TuxCare] Security Update: pcre2 / pcre2-devel / pcre2-static / pcre2-syntax / pcre2-tools / etc (ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2026:1789748039)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	Local	medium
350765	openSUSE 16: libpcre2-16-0 / libpcre2-32-0 / libpcre2-8-0 / libpcre2-posix3 / etc (openSUSE-SU-2026:21938-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	high
349623	Fedora 43 : mingw-pcre2 (2026-98f3f016c4)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	high
349621	Fedora 44 : mingw-pcre2 (2026-e9c6062c07)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	high
349563	Fedora 45 : mingw-pcre2 (2026-68e2c40a81)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	high
347895	SUSE SLED15: libpcre2-16-0 / libpcre2-32-0 / libpcre2-8-0 / libpcre2-8-0-32bit / etc (SUSE-SU-2026:4241-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	high
346792	SUSE SLES12: libpcre2-16-0 / libpcre2-32-0 / libpcre2-8-0 / libpcre2-posix2 / etc (SUSE-SU-2026:4201-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	high
344743	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-89160	Nessus	Misc.	Local	medium

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