Out-of-bounds Write Affecting perl package, versions <4:5.32.1-473.module+el8.10.0+1616+0d20cc68


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-PERL-10064238
  • published8 May 2025
  • disclosed18 Dec 2023

Introduced: 18 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-47038  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 perl to version 4:5.32.1-473.module+el8.10.0+1616+0d20cc68 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2024:3128.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perl package and not the perl package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in perl 5.30.0 through 5.38.0. This issue occurs when a crafted regular expression is compiled by perl, which can allow an attacker controlled byte buffer overflow in a heap allocated buffer.

CVSS Base Scores

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