CVE-2026-14741

libhttp-date-perl: HTTP::Date versions before 6.08 for Perl allow CPU exhaustion via polynomial regex backtracking in parse_date

CVE-2026-14741 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by libhttp-date-perl 6.06-1ubuntu0.26.04.1, released July 9, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.5
high
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0063
50th percentile

HTTP::Date versions before 6.08 for Perl allow CPU exhaustion via polynomial regex backtracking in parse_date. parse_date() matches the date string against a chain of alternative regexes, and str2time() delegates to it. Several of these patterns place unbounded quantifiers next to each other before a trailing `\s*$` anchor. A valid date prefix followed by a long interior run of digits, letters, or whitespace and a single trailing byte that defeats the final match forces the engine to repartition the run, giving polynomial (about quadratic) backtracking. A header value of a few tens of kilobytes runs for tens of seconds of CPU. HTTP::Date parses timestamps such as HTTP `Date`, `Expires`, and `Last-Modified` headers, which commonly originate from untrusted sources. Any caller that passes an untrusted date header to str2time() or parse_date() can be driven to consume unbounded CPU, a denial of service.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libhttp-date-perl · Debian 14 6.08-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-14741 Jul 12, 2026
libhttp-date-perl · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 6.05-1ubuntu0.1 libhttp-date-perl 6.05-1ubuntu0.1 Jul 24, 2026
libhttp-date-perl · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 6.06-1ubuntu0.24.04.1 libhttp-date-perl 6.06-1ubuntu0.24.04.1 Jul 24, 2026
libhttp-date-perl · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 6.06-1ubuntu0.26.04.1 libhttp-date-perl 6.06-1ubuntu0.26.04.1 Jul 9, 2026
perl-HTTP-Date · amzn 2023 6.08-2.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3210 Nov 7, 2026
perl-HTTP-Date · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.06-160000.3.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21427-1 Jul 22, 2026
perl-HTTP-Date · sles 15.7 6.02-150000.3.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3454-1 Aug 3, 2026
perl-HTTP-Date · sles 16.0 6.06-160000.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:22859-1 Jul 22, 2026
perl-HTTP-Date-tests · amzn 2023 6.08-2.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3210 Nov 7, 2026

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