CVE-2026-12087 Affecting perl-doc package, versions <5.42.0-160000.3.1
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- published28 Jul 2026
- disclosed22 Jul 2026
Introduced: 22 Jul 2026
CVE-2026-12087 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade SLES:16.0.0 perl-doc to version 5.42.0-160000.3.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perl-doc package and not the perl-doc package as distributed by SLES.
See How to fix? for SLES:16.0.0 relevant fixed versions and status.
Socket versions before 2.041 for Perl have an out-of-bounds heap read.
In Socket.xs, pack_ip_mreq_source() checks the length of its source argument before the argument is read, so the check tests the byte length carried over from the preceding multiaddr argument instead. Both addresses occupy a 4-byte field, so a valid multiaddr lets a source of any length pass the check, and the source is then copied into the 4-byte imr_sourceaddr field with a fixed-size copy. A source shorter than 4 bytes is not rejected, and the copy reads up to 3 bytes past the end of its buffer.
Calling pack_ip_mreq_source() with a source value shorter than 4 bytes copies adjacent heap memory into the returned packed structure.