CVE-2026-116531

libhttp-body-perl: HTTP::Body versions before 1.23_01 for Perl lose track of chunk boundaries in chunked request bodies when a read ends...

CVE-2026-116531 is fixed in libhttp-body-perl on 1 platform by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-116531 (version 1.24.01-1), released November 3, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

Urgent
CVSS
9.1
critical
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0040
34th percentile

HTTP::Body versions before 1.23_01 for Perl lose track of chunk boundaries in chunked request bodies when a read ends inside a chunk. In chunked mode, used when no content length is given, add() treats a chunk as complete once the buffer is as long as the chunk's declared size, but the buffer still holds the chunk-size line. When a read ends in the last bytes of a chunk, add() takes the chunk short and parses the leftover data as the next chunk-size line. A remote attacker can make a chunked body never complete, hanging a server that reads until the body is done, and may make it complete early, leaving the remaining bytes to be read as the next request.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libhttp-body-perl · Debian 14 1.24.01-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-116531 Nov 3, 2026

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