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Posted on 29 September 2026
Slackware Security[slackware-security] pcre2 (SSA:2026-271-02)
New pcre2 packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix a security issue.
Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/pcre2-10.49-i586-1.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes a security issue.
An attacker-controlled regex pattern could lead to an out-of-bounds write
with arbitrary data.
For more information, see:
https://github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2/security/advisories/GHSA-r9hj-j2rw-4q3m
(* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project! :-)
Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.
Updated package for Slackware 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/pcre2-10.49-i586-1.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/pcre2-10.49-x86_64-1.txz
Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/l/pcre2-10.49-i686-1.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/l/pcre2-10.49-x86_64-1.txz
MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
e8c5d020d17a0bb853ee01992843d8e0 pcre2-10.49-i586-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
13d6ce8eaa78a9449c7adf59443ec8b8 pcre2-10.49-x86_64-1.txz
Slackware -current package:
79c4587e185255d1142fd08cf9ed26a1 l/pcre2-10.49-i686-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package:
85402d2c3231ca8cc9cf683328b45ecc l/pcre2-10.49-x86_64-1.txz
Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg pcre2-10.49-i586-1.txz
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