CVE-2026-8829

HTML::Entities versions before 3.84 for Perl read freed heap memory in _decode_entities

CVE-2026-8829 is fixed in 5 products on 1 platform, first by libhtml-parser-perl 3.76-1ubuntu0.1, released June 3, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.5
Important
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0041
35th percentile

HTML::Entities versions before 3.84 for Perl read freed heap memory in _decode_entities. The XS routine backing HTML::Entities::_decode_entities cached a pointer (repl) into the entity-value SV returned by hv_fetch on the entity2char hash. When the input SV was identical to a value SV in that hash, and that value contained its own key as an entity reference, a later call to grow_gap() reallocated the SV's PV buffer and freed the backing allocation that repl still pointed into. The subsequent copy loop read repl_len bytes from the freed allocation. The read may disclose adjacent heap contents into the destination SV.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libhtml-parser-perl · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 3.81-1+deb12u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-8829 Jun 24, 2026
libhtml-parser-perl · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 3.83-2~deb13u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-8829 Jun 24, 2026
libhtml-parser-perl · Debian 14 3.83-2 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-8829 Jun 24, 2026
libhtml-parser-perl · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 3.76-1ubuntu0.1 libhtml-parser-perl 3.76-1ubuntu0.1 Jun 3, 2026
libhtml-parser-perl · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 3.81-1ubuntu0.1 libhtml-parser-perl 3.81-1ubuntu0.1 Jun 3, 2026
libhtml-parser-perl · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 3.83-1ubuntu0.1 libhtml-parser-perl 3.83-1ubuntu0.1 Jun 3, 2026
perl-HTML-Parser · amzn 2023 3.76-1.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2026-1836 Jun 22, 2026
perl-HTML-Parser · opensuse-leap 16.0 3.830.0-160000.3.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21126-1 Jun 20, 2026
perl-HTML-Parser · sles 15.7 3.830.0-150000.3.6.1 SUSE-SU-2026:2950-1 Jul 14, 2026
perl-HTML-Parser · sles 16.0 3.830.0-160000.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:22189-1 Jun 20, 2026
perl-HTML-Parser-debuginfo · amzn 2023 3.76-1.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2026-1836 Jun 22, 2026
perl-HTML-Parser-debugsource · amzn 2023 3.76-1.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2026-1836 Jun 22, 2026
perl-HTML-Parser-tests · amzn 2023 3.76-1.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2026-1836 Jun 22, 2026

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