# perl-base 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.4: perl-base 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.4 for Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble)

perl-base 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.4, released July 13, 2026, fixes 9 CVEs in perl-base. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-noble-perl-base-5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.4
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Jul 13, 2026
- Priority: Urgent (Closes CVE-2026-57433, rated Critical)
- CVEs: 9, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [perl-base](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/perl-base.md) | Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.4 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2026-57433](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-57433.md) | Urgent | Storable versions before 3.41 for Perl have a signed integer overflow when deserializing a crafted SX_HOOK record | 9.8 | 0.0054 |  |
| [CVE-2026-12087](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-12087.md) | High | Socket versions before 2.041 for Perl have an out-of-bounds heap read | 9.1 | 0.0059 |  |
| [CVE-2026-48959](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-48959.md) | High | libperl5.38t64: IO::Uncompress::Unzip versions before 2.220 for Perl allow CPU exhaustion via per-byte read loop in fastForward | 7.5 | 0.0057 |  |
| [CVE-2026-13221](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-13221.md) | High | Perl versions through 5.43.9 produce silently incorrect regular expression matches when an alternation of more than 65535 fixed string branches is compiled into a trie in Perl_study_chunk | 9.1 | 0.0053 |  |
| [CVE-2026-9538](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-9538.md) | High | Archive::Tar versions before 3.10 for Perl allow memory exhaustion via attacker controlled entry size field in tar header | 7.5 | 0.0052 |  |
| [CVE-2026-48962](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-48962.md) | High | libperl5.38t64: IO::Compress versions before 2.220 for Perl can execute arbitrary code in File::GlobMapper via an attacker-controlled... | 8.2 | 0.0044 |  |
| [CVE-2026-7017](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-7017.md) | High | perl: HTTP::Tiny versions before 0.095 for Perl forward credential headers to cross-origin redirect targets | 7.1 | 0.0036 |  |
| [CVE-2026-57432](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-57432.md) | High | Perl versions through 5.43.10 have an integer overflow in S_measure_struct leading to an out-of-bounds heap read in pack and unpack | 8.4 | 0.0021 |  |
| [CVE-2025-15649](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-15649.md) | Routine | IO::Uncompress::Unzip versions before 2.215 for Perl propagate uncaught exception when parsing zip header with malformed DOS date | 5.5 | 0.0013 |  |

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