USN-8675-1: Perl vulnerabilities

Publication date

25 August 2026

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Perl.


Packages

  • perl - Practical Extraction and Report Language

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...

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)


Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
22.04 LTS jammy libperl5.34 –  5.34.0-3ubuntu1.8
perl-base –  5.34.0-3ubuntu1.8
perl-modules-5.34 –  5.34.0-3ubuntu1.8
20.04 LTS focal libperl5.30 –  5.30.0-9ubuntu0.5+esm3  
perl-base –  5.30.0-9ubuntu0.5+esm3  
perl-modules-5.30 –  5.30.0-9ubuntu0.5+esm3  
18.04 LTS bionic libperl5.26 –  5.26.1-6ubuntu0.7+esm3  
perl-base –  5.26.1-6ubuntu0.7+esm3  
perl-modules-5.26 –  5.26.1-6ubuntu0.7+esm3  
16.04 LTS xenial libperl5.22 –  5.22.1-9ubuntu0.9+esm3  
perl-base –  5.22.1-9ubuntu0.9+esm3  
perl-modules-5.22 –  5.22.1-9ubuntu0.9+esm3  
14.04 LTS trusty libperl5.18 –  5.18.2-2ubuntu1.7+esm8  
perl-base –  5.18.2-2ubuntu1.7+esm8  
perl-modules –  5.18.2-2ubuntu1.7+esm8  

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