Secunia Security Advisory – Ubuntu has issued an update for pcre3. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise an application using the library.
You can download this advisory from the following link: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/68218/sa30990.txt
Source: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/68218/Secunia-Security-Advisory-30990.html