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Ubuntu · Package update · May 25, 2026
Ubuntu · Package update · May 25, 2026perl-debug 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.7+esm2: perl-debug 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.7+esm2 for Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)
perl-debug 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.7+esm2, released May 25, 2026, fixes 2 CVEs in perl-debug. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent. The product is no longer supported.
UrgentUnsupported product
CVEs closed
2
1 rated Critical
Exploited
0
None reported
Highest CVSS
9.8
Base score, 0 to 10
Highest EPSS
0.0064
51st percentile
Priority of the 2 CVEs
Patch now 0
Urgent 1
High 1
Routine 0
Fixed package versions
| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| perl-debug | Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.7+esm2 |
CVEs this fix closes
| Priority | CVE | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urgent | CVE-2026-42496 | perl: Archive::Tar versions before 3.08 for Perl extract symlinks with attacker controlled targets outside the extraction d... | 9.1 | 0.0050 | None reported |
| High | CVE-2026-8376 | Perl versions through 5.43.10 have a heap buffer overflow when compiling regular expressions with a repeated fixed string on 32-bit builds | 9.8 | 0.0064 | None reported |
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