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Out-of-bounds Write Affecting perl package, versions <5.36.0-4

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.29% (69th percentile)
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NVD
9.8 critical
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Red Hat
5.5 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-PERL-5853767
  • published 24 Aug 2023
  • disclosed 22 Aug 2023
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Introduced: 22 Aug 2023

CVE-2022-48522 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-787 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable perl to version 5.36.0-4 or higher.

NVD Description

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

In Perl 5.34.0, function S_find_uninit_var in sv.c has a stack-based crash that can lead to remote code execution or local privilege escalation.