Socket versions before 2.041 for Perl have an out-of-bounds heap read
CVE-2026-12087 is fixed in 18 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-12087, released June 24, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
Socket versions before 2.041 for Perl have an out-of-bounds heap read. In Socket.xs, pack_ip_mreq_source() checks the length of its source argument before the argument is read, so the check tests the byte length carried over from the preceding multiaddr argument instead. Both addresses occupy a 4-byte field, so a valid multiaddr lets a source of any length pass the check, and the source is then copied into the 4-byte imr_sourceaddr field with a fixed-size copy. A source shorter than 4 bytes is not rejected, and the copy reads up to 3 bytes past the end of its buffer. Calling pack_ip_mreq_source() with a source value shorter than 4 bytes copies adjacent heap memory into the returned packed structure.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| libperl5.26 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.7+esm3 | libperl5.26 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.7+esm3 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| libperl5.30 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 5.30.0-9ubuntu0.5+esm3 | libperl5.30 5.30.0-9ubuntu0.5+esm3 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| libperl5.34 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 5.34.0-3ubuntu1.8 | libperl5.34 5.34.0-3ubuntu1.8 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| libperl5.38t64 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.4 | libperl5.38t64 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.4 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| libperl5.40 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 5.40.1-7ubuntu0.3 | libperl5.40 5.40.1-7ubuntu0.3 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| libsocket-perl · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2.038-1+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-12087 | Jun 24, 2026 |
| libsocket-perl · Debian 14 | 2.041-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-12087 | Jun 24, 2026 |
| perl · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 5.36.0-7+deb12u4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-12087 | Jun 24, 2026 |
| perl · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 5.40.1-6+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-12087 | Jun 24, 2026 |
| perl · Debian 14 | 5.42.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-12087 | Jun 24, 2026 |
| perl · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.7+esm3 | perl 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.7+esm3 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| perl · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 5.30.0-9ubuntu0.5+esm3 | perl 5.30.0-9ubuntu0.5+esm3 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| perl · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 5.34.0-3ubuntu1.8 | perl 5.34.0-3ubuntu1.8 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| perl · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.4 | perl 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.4 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| perl · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 5.40.1-7ubuntu0.3 | perl 5.40.1-7ubuntu0.3 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| perl · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 5.42.0-160000.3.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21411-1 | Jul 22, 2026 |
| perl · sles 15.6 | 5.26.1-150300.17.23.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3558-1 | Aug 10, 2026 |
| perl · sles 15.7 | 5.26.1-150300.17.23.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3558-1 | Aug 10, 2026 |
| perl · sles 16.0 | 5.42.0-160000.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22847-1 | Jul 22, 2026 |
| perl-Socket · amzn 2023 | 4:2.032-1.amzn2023.0.4 | ALAS2023-2026-2161 | Sep 14, 2026 |
| perl-Socket-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 4:2.032-1.amzn2023.0.4 | ALAS2023-2026-2161 | Sep 14, 2026 |
| perl-Socket-debugsource · amzn 2023 | 4:2.032-1.amzn2023.0.4 | ALAS2023-2026-2161 | Sep 14, 2026 |
| perl-Socket-tests · amzn 2023 | 4:2.032-1.amzn2023.0.4 | ALAS2023-2026-2161 | Sep 14, 2026 |
| perl-base · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.7+esm3 | perl-base 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.7+esm3 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| perl-base · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 5.30.0-9ubuntu0.5+esm3 | perl-base 5.30.0-9ubuntu0.5+esm3 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| perl-base · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 5.34.0-3ubuntu1.8 | perl-base 5.34.0-3ubuntu1.8 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| perl-base · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.4 | perl-base 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.4 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| perl-base · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 5.40.1-7ubuntu0.3 | perl-base 5.40.1-7ubuntu0.3 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| perl-debug · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.7+esm3 | perl-debug 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.7+esm3 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| perl-debug · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 5.30.0-9ubuntu0.5+esm3 | perl-debug 5.30.0-9ubuntu0.5+esm3 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| perl-debug · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 5.34.0-3ubuntu1.8 | perl-debug 5.34.0-3ubuntu1.8 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| perl-debug · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.4 | perl-debug 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.4 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| perl-debug · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 5.40.1-7ubuntu0.3 | perl-debug 5.40.1-7ubuntu0.3 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| perl-modules-5.26 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.7+esm3 | perl-modules-5.26 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.7+esm3 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| perl-modules-5.30 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 5.30.0-9ubuntu0.5+esm3 | perl-modules-5.30 5.30.0-9ubuntu0.5+esm3 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| perl-modules-5.34 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 5.34.0-3ubuntu1.8 | perl-modules-5.34 5.34.0-3ubuntu1.8 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| perl-modules-5.38 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.4 | perl-modules-5.38 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.4 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| perl-modules-5.40 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 5.40.1-7ubuntu0.3 | perl-modules-5.40 5.40.1-7ubuntu0.3 | Jul 13, 2026 |
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