CVE-2026-12844Disclosure

LOWCVSS 7.5 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

List::SomeUtils::XS versions before 0.59 for Perl have a heap buffer overflow in the pairwise function. pairwise() collects the values returned by the block into a heap buffer sized to the longer input array, then grows the buffer before each copy with a single quadrupling (alloc <<= 2) instead of a loop. A block call that returns more than four times the current allocation in one invocation outgrows that one quadrupling, and the copy writes past the end of the buffer. Any caller of pairwise() whose block returns, for a single pair, more than four times the longer input array's length writes past the buffer and corrupts the heap.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-122CWE-787

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-06-26: 1Technical Details · 2026-06-26: 106-26
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
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Full discourse1 post
  • Open Source Security mailing list@oss_security
    Disclosure

    Perl CPAN CVE-2026-12844: List::SomeUtils::XS before 0.59 have a heap buffer overflow in the pairwise function https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/25/11

    Post summary

    The announcement discloses a heap buffer overflow in Perl's List::SomeUtils::XS (before 0.59) affecting the pairwise function, without mentioning PoC, exploit code, or remediation details.

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