
CVE-Katalog
CVE-2026-48959
IO::Uncompress::Unzip versions before 2.220 for Perl allow CPU exhaustion via per-byte read loop in fastForward. fastForward() compares length $offset (the digit count of the offset, 1 to 19) against
- Schweregrad
- Critical · CVSS 9.1
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.61% · Oct 23, 2026
IO::Uncompress::Unzip versions before 2.220 for Perl allow CPU exhaustion via per-byte read loop in fastForward. fastForward() compares length $offset (the digit count of the offset, 1 to 19) against the chunk size $c instead of $offset itself, so $c shrinks from 16 KiB to 1-19 bytes per iteration. Extracting a named entry from an attacker supplied zip via IO::Uncompress::Unzip->new($zip, Name => $target) drives a per-byte read loop scaling with the entry's compressed size, up to the non-Zip64 4 GiB cap.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | perl | sid | 5.42.3-1 | fixed |
| Debian | perl | forky | 5.42.3-1 | fixed |
| Debian | perl | trixie | 5.40.1-6+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | perl | bookworm | 5.36.0-7+deb12u3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | perl | bookworm-security | 5.36.0-7+deb12u4 | fixed |
| Debian | libio-compress-perl | sid | 2.225-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libio-compress-perl | forky | 2.225-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libio-compress-perl | trixie | 2.213-1+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | libio-compress-perl | bookworm | 2.204-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | libio-compress-perl | bookworm-security | 2.204-1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Cpe | libio-compress-perl | Not reported | Not reported | vulnerable |
| Cpe | perl | Not reported | Not reported | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | perl | noble | 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.4 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libperl-dev | noble | 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.4 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libperl5.38t64 | noble | 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.4 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | perl-base | noble | 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.4 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | perl-debug | noble | 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.4 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | perl-doc | noble | 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.4 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | perl-modules-5.38 | noble | 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.4 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | perl | source | sid | 5.40.1-8 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1138856] |
| Debian | perl | source | forky | 5.40.1-8 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1138856] |
| Debian | perl | source | trixie | 5.40.1-6+deb13u1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1138856] |
| Debian | perl | source | bookworm | 5.36.0-7+deb12u4 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1138856] |
| Debian | libio-compress-perl | source | sid | 2.220-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1138051] |
| Debian | libio-compress-perl | source | forky | 2.220-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1138051] |
| Debian | libio-compress-perl | source | trixie | 2.213-1+deb13u1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1138051] |
| Debian | libio-compress-perl | source | bookworm | 2.204-1+deb12u1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1138051] |
| Ubuntu | perl | deb | noble | 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.4 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libperl-dev | deb | noble | 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.4 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libperl5.38t64 | deb | noble | 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.4 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | perl-base | deb | noble | 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.4 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | perl-debug | deb | noble | 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.4 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | perl-doc | deb | noble | 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.4 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | perl-modules-5.38 | deb | noble | 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.4 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libio-compress-perl]Betroffen
Details (2)
2.204-1· all · bookwormBetroffen · Behoben:
2.204-1+deb12u1nvd · libio-compress-perl · debian · bookworm; nvd · libio-compress-perl · debian · 12
2.204-1· all · bookwormBetroffen · Behoben:
2.204-1+deb12u1nvd · libio-compress-perl · debian · bookworm; nvd · libio-compress-perl · debian · 12
- [libperl5.36]Betroffen
Quellpaket: [perl]
Details (4)
5.36.0-7+deb12u3· amd64 · bookwormBetroffen · Behoben:
5.36.0-7+deb12u4nvd · perl · debian · bookworm; nvd · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u3· arm64 · bookwormBetroffen · Behoben:
5.36.0-7+deb12u4nvd · perl · debian · bookworm; nvd · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u2· amd64 · bookworm-securityBetroffen · Behoben:
5.36.0-7+deb12u4nvd · perl · debian · bookworm; nvd · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u2· arm64 · bookworm-securityBetroffen · Behoben:
5.36.0-7+deb12u4nvd · perl · debian · bookworm; nvd · perl · debian · 12
- [libperl-dev]Betroffen
Quellpaket: [perl]
Details (4)
5.36.0-7+deb12u3· amd64 · bookwormBetroffen · Behoben:
5.36.0-7+deb12u4nvd · perl · debian · bookworm; nvd · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u3· arm64 · bookwormBetroffen · Behoben:
5.36.0-7+deb12u4nvd · perl · debian · bookworm; nvd · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u2· amd64 · bookworm-securityBetroffen · Behoben:
5.36.0-7+deb12u4nvd · perl · debian · bookworm; nvd · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u2· arm64 · bookworm-securityBetroffen · Behoben:
5.36.0-7+deb12u4nvd · perl · debian · bookworm; nvd · perl · debian · 12
- [perl]Betroffen
Details (4)
5.36.0-7+deb12u3· amd64 · bookwormBetroffen · Behoben:
5.36.0-7+deb12u4nvd · perl · debian · bookworm; nvd · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u3· arm64 · bookwormBetroffen · Behoben:
5.36.0-7+deb12u4nvd · perl · debian · bookworm; nvd · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u2· amd64 · bookworm-securityBetroffen · Behoben:
5.36.0-7+deb12u4nvd · perl · debian · bookworm; nvd · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u2· arm64 · bookworm-securityBetroffen · Behoben:
5.36.0-7+deb12u4nvd · perl · debian · bookworm; nvd · perl · debian · 12
- [perl-base]Betroffen
Quellpaket: [perl]
Details (4)
5.36.0-7+deb12u3· amd64 · bookwormBetroffen · Behoben:
5.36.0-7+deb12u4nvd · perl · debian · bookworm; nvd · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u3· arm64 · bookwormBetroffen · Behoben:
5.36.0-7+deb12u4nvd · perl · debian · bookworm; nvd · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u2· amd64 · bookworm-securityBetroffen · Behoben:
5.36.0-7+deb12u4nvd · perl · debian · bookworm; nvd · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u2· arm64 · bookworm-securityBetroffen · Behoben:
5.36.0-7+deb12u4nvd · perl · debian · bookworm; nvd · perl · debian · 12
- [perl-debug]Betroffen
Quellpaket: [perl]
Details (4)
5.36.0-7+deb12u3· amd64 · bookwormBetroffen · Behoben:
5.36.0-7+deb12u4nvd · perl · debian · bookworm; nvd · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u3· arm64 · bookwormBetroffen · Behoben:
5.36.0-7+deb12u4nvd · perl · debian · bookworm; nvd · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u2· amd64 · bookworm-securityBetroffen · Behoben:
5.36.0-7+deb12u4nvd · perl · debian · bookworm; nvd · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u2· arm64 · bookworm-securityBetroffen · Behoben:
5.36.0-7+deb12u4nvd · perl · debian · bookworm; nvd · perl · debian · 12
- [perl-doc]Betroffen
Quellpaket: [perl]
Details (4)
5.36.0-7+deb12u3· all · bookwormBetroffen · Behoben:
5.36.0-7+deb12u4nvd · perl · debian · bookworm; nvd · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u3· all · bookwormBetroffen · Behoben:
5.36.0-7+deb12u4nvd · perl · debian · bookworm; nvd · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u2· all · bookworm-securityBetroffen · Behoben:
5.36.0-7+deb12u4nvd · perl · debian · bookworm; nvd · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u2· all · bookworm-securityBetroffen · Behoben:
5.36.0-7+deb12u4nvd · perl · debian · bookworm; nvd · perl · debian · 12
- [perl-modules-5.36]Betroffen
Quellpaket: [perl]
Details (4)
5.36.0-7+deb12u3· all · bookwormBetroffen · Behoben:
5.36.0-7+deb12u4nvd · perl · debian · bookworm; nvd · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u3· all · bookwormBetroffen · Behoben:
5.36.0-7+deb12u4nvd · perl · debian · bookworm; nvd · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u2· all · bookworm-securityBetroffen · Behoben:
5.36.0-7+deb12u4nvd · perl · debian · bookworm; nvd · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u2· all · bookworm-securityBetroffen · Behoben:
5.36.0-7+deb12u4nvd · perl · debian · bookworm; nvd · perl · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libio-compress-perl]Betroffen
Details (2)
2.213-1· all · trixieBetroffen · Behoben:
2.213-1+deb13u1nvd · libio-compress-perl · debian · 13
2.213-1· all · trixieBetroffen · Behoben:
2.213-1+deb13u1nvd · libio-compress-perl · debian · 13
- [libperl5.40]Betroffen
Quellpaket: [perl]
Details (2)
5.40.1-6· amd64 · trixieBetroffen · Behoben:
5.40.1-6+deb13u1nvd · perl · debian · 13
5.40.1-6· arm64 · trixieBetroffen · Behoben:
5.40.1-6+deb13u1nvd · perl · debian · 13
- [libperl-dev]Betroffen
Quellpaket: [perl]
Details (2)
5.40.1-6· amd64 · trixieBetroffen · Behoben:
5.40.1-6+deb13u1nvd · perl · debian · 13
5.40.1-6· arm64 · trixieBetroffen · Behoben:
5.40.1-6+deb13u1nvd · perl · debian · 13
- [perl]Betroffen
Details (2)
5.40.1-6· amd64 · trixieBetroffen · Behoben:
5.40.1-6+deb13u1nvd · perl · debian · 13
5.40.1-6· arm64 · trixieBetroffen · Behoben:
5.40.1-6+deb13u1nvd · perl · debian · 13
- [perl-base]Betroffen
Quellpaket: [perl]
Details (2)
5.40.1-6· amd64 · trixieBetroffen · Behoben:
5.40.1-6+deb13u1nvd · perl · debian · 13
5.40.1-6· arm64 · trixieBetroffen · Behoben:
5.40.1-6+deb13u1nvd · perl · debian · 13
- [perl-debug]Betroffen
Quellpaket: [perl]
Details (2)
5.40.1-6· amd64 · trixieBetroffen · Behoben:
5.40.1-6+deb13u1nvd · perl · debian · 13
5.40.1-6· arm64 · trixieBetroffen · Behoben:
5.40.1-6+deb13u1nvd · perl · debian · 13
- [perl-doc]Betroffen
Quellpaket: [perl]
Details (2)
5.40.1-6· all · trixieBetroffen · Behoben:
5.40.1-6+deb13u1nvd · perl · debian · 13
5.40.1-6· all · trixieBetroffen · Behoben:
5.40.1-6+deb13u1nvd · perl · debian · 13
- [perl-modules-5.40]Betroffen
Quellpaket: [perl]
Details (2)
5.40.1-6· all · trixieBetroffen · Behoben:
5.40.1-6+deb13u1nvd · perl · debian · 13
5.40.1-6· all · trixieBetroffen · Behoben:
5.40.1-6+deb13u1nvd · perl · debian · 13
Beobachtet:
Referenzen
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48959]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-48959]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-48959]
- [https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8684-1]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-2858.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)]