Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the CPerlHost::Add method in win32/perlhost.h in Perl before 5.24.3-RC1 and 5.26.x before 5.26.1-RC1 on Windows allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long environment variable.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | perl | 5.34.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:11158-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:11158-1 perl-32bit-5.34.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 7, 2025
References
- 101051 vdb-entry
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- https://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=131665
- https://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/log/refs/tags/v5.26.1-RC1
- https://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/log/refs/tags/v5.24.3-RC1
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180426-0001/