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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-57432

Perl versions before 5.40.5-RC1, from 5.41.0 before 5.42.3-RC1, from 5.43.0 before 5.43.11 have an integer overflow in S_measure_struct leading to an...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

Perl versions before 5.40.5-RC1, from 5.41.0 before 5.42.3-RC1, from 5.43.0 before 5.43.11 have an integer overflow in S_measure_struct leading to an out-of-bounds heap read in pack and unpack. S_measure_struct adds each item's size times its repeat count to a running total with no overflow check, so a large repeat count in a pack or unpack template wraps the signed SSize_t total negative. The @, X, and x position codes then guard their moves with a signed length comparison that passes when the length is negative, advancing the buffer pointer out of bounds. A template derived from untrusted input can read heap memory past the buffer and return it to the caller.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 perl
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.36.0-7+deb12u4"}]}]
Debian:13 perl
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.40.1-6+deb13u1"}]}]
Debian:14 perl
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.40.1-8"}]}]

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