CVE-2026-8594

libunicode-linebreak-perl: Text::LineFold versions through 2019.001 for Perl duplicate the output based on the number of special break characters

CVE-2026-8594 is fixed in 4 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-8594, released May 30, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
6.2
medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0020
9th percentile

Text::LineFold versions through 2019.001 for Perl duplicate the output based on the number of special break characters. Text::LineFold splits the input string by specific line break characters (such as VT, FF and others) into segments, but applies the break function to the entire string, not just the segment. A side effect of this is that the full input can be duplicated for each segment. Besides being incorrect, this can lead to unexpected resource consumption and possible denial of service. Note that Text::LineFold is part of the Unicode-LineBreak distribution, which may have a higher version number than the module.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libunicode-linebreak-perl · Debian 14 0.0.20190101-4 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-8594 May 30, 2026
perl-Unicode-LineBreak · amzn 2023 2019.001-9.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2026-1831 Jun 11, 2026
perl-Unicode-LineBreak-debuginfo · amzn 2023 2019.001-9.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2026-1831 Jun 11, 2026
perl-Unicode-LineBreak-debugsource · amzn 2023 2019.001-9.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2026-1831 Jun 11, 2026

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