CVE-2011-10043 Affecting perl package, versions <5.18.1-2
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- published8 Jul 2026
- disclosed7 Jul 2026
Introduced: 7 Jul 2026
CVE-2011-10043 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable perl to version 5.18.1-2 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perl package and not the perl package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
Module::Load versions before 0.22 for Perl allow arbitrary modules outside of @INC to be loaded.
Module names starting with "::" could be passed to the load function to specify arbitrary module paths.
Attackers able to influence module names passed to load could use that bug to execute arbitrary code.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-10043
- https://blogs.perl.org/users/michael_g_schwern/2011/10/how-not-to-load-a-module-or-bad-interfaces-make-good-people-do-bad-things.html
- https://metacpan.org/release/BINGOS/Module-Load-0.22/changes
- https://metacpan.org/release/BINGOS/Module-Load-0.22/diff/BINGOS/Module-Load-0.20/lib/Module/Load.pm