USN-8675-2

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    USN-8675-2

    Published: 9 Sept 2026Last Modified: 10 Sept 2026

    Summary: perl vulnerabilities

    Details: USN-8675-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Perl. This update provides the corresponding fix for Perl on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Perl incorrectly handled short source addresses in the Socket module. An attacker could possibly use this issue to trigger an out-of-bounds heap read, resulting in information disclosure. (CVE-2026-12087) It was discovered that Perl incorrectly handled regular expressions containing a large number of fixed string alternatives. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause incorrect regular expression matches, resulting in security restrictions being bypassed. (CVE-2026-13221) It was discovered that Perl incorrectly handled certain large repeat counts when processing pack and unpack templates. An attacker could possibly use this issue to trigger an out-of-bounds heap read, resulting in information disclosure. (CVE-2026-57432) It was discovered that Perl incorrectly handled certain crafted data when deserializing with the Storable module. An attacker could possibly use this issue to trigger an integer overflow and application termination, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-57433)

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: perl

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/perl?arch=source&distro=resolute

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.40.1-7ubuntu0.3

    Affected versions

    5.40.1-6build1
    5.40.1-7build1
    5.40.1-7ubuntu0.1
    5.40.1-7ubuntu0.2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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