Improper resource allocation In glib2.0
Description
Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 does not properly calculate the compiled memory allocation for regular expressions that involve a quantified "subpattern containing a named recursion or subroutine reference," which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (error or crash).
Mitigation
Update Impact
Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.
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