Vulnerability in libcompress-raw-zlib-perl (UBUNTU-CVE-2026-3381)
Summary
Vulnerability in libcompress-raw-zlib-perl (UBUNTU-CVE-2026-3381). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Compress::Raw::Zlib versions through 2.219 for Perl use potentially insecure versions of zlib. Compress::Raw::Zlib includes a copy of the zlib library. Compress::Raw::Zlib version 2.220 includes zlib 1.3.2, which addresses findings fron the 7ASecurity audit of zlib. The includes fixs for CVE-2026-27171.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
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A vulnerability tracked as UBUNTU-CVE-2026-3381 has been found in libcompress-raw-zlib-perl.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "libcompress-raw-zlib-perl UBUNTU-CVE-2026-3381" on the vendor's site.
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-3381 (libcompress-raw-zlib-perl)
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in libcompress-raw-zlib-perl.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of libcompress-raw-zlib-perl.
Severity: ?. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'libcompress-raw-zlib-perl' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'libcompress-raw-zlib-perl' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
libcompress-raw-zlib-perlを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- report ubuntu.com
- report cve.org
- report lists.security.metacpan.org
- report 7asecurity.com
- report github.com
- report github.com
- report metacpan.org
- report cve.org
- report zlib.net