Description
List::SomeUtils::XS versions before 0.59 for Perl have a heap buffer overflow in the pairwise function.
pairwise() collects the values returned by the block into a heap buffer sized to the longer input array, then grows the buffer before each copy with a single quadrupling (alloc <<= 2) instead of a loop. A block call that returns more than four times the current allocation in one invocation outgrows that one quadrupling, and the copy writes past the end of the buffer.
Any caller of pairwise() whose block returns, for a single pair, more than four times the longer input array's length writes past the buffer and corrupts the heap.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| DROLSKY | List::SomeUtils::XS | < 0.59 | 0.59 |
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | liblist-someutils-xs-perl | 0.59-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | liblist-someutils-xs-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | liblist-someutils-xs-perl | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | liblist-someutils-xs-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | liblist-someutils-xs-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | liblist-someutils-xs-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | liblist-someutils-xs-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | liblist-someutils-xs-perl | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | perl-List-SomeUtils-XS | 0.56-150000.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2845-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | perl-List-SomeUtils-XS | 0.56-150000.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2845-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | perl-List-SomeUtils-XS | 0.56-150000.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2845-1 |
| SLES 15 SP4 | perl-List-SomeUtils-XS | 0.56-150000.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2845-1 |
Show 7 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | perl-List-SomeUtils-XS | 0.58-160000.3.2 | SUSE-SU-2026:22559-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP6 | perl-List-SomeUtils-XS | 0.56-150000.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2845-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP5 | perl-List-SomeUtils-XS | 0.56-150000.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2845-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP4 | perl-List-SomeUtils-XS | 0.56-150000.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2845-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | perl-List-SomeUtils-XS | 0.58-160000.3.2 | SUSE-SU-2026:22559-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP5 | perl-List-SomeUtils-XS | 0.56-150000.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2845-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP4 | perl-List-SomeUtils-XS | 0.56-150000.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2845-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | perl-List-SomeUtils-XS | 0.590.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:11179-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | perl-List-SomeUtils-XS | 0.58-160000.3.2 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21218-1 |
Advisories 4
- SUSE-SU-2026:22559-1 Security update for perl-List-SomeUtils-XS SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 15, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:2845-1 Security update for perl-List-SomeUtils-XS SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 11, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21218-1 Security update for perl-List-SomeUtils-XS SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11179-1 perl-List-SomeUtils-XS-0.590.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 3, 2026