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Package "perl-modules-5.42"

Name: perl-modules-5.42

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Core Perl modules
Latest version: 5.42.3-1ubuntu0.1
Release: stonking (26.10)
Level: security
Repository: main
Head package: perl
Homepage: https://dev.perl.org/perl5/

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Version: 5.42.3-1ubuntu0.1 2026-11-10 06:09:23 UTC

perl (5.42.3-1ubuntu0.1) stonking-security; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: Infinite loop leading to denial of service in podlators
    - debian/patches/CVE-2026-82560.patch: Handle pathological margins in
      Pod::Text in cpan/podlators/lib/Pod/Text.pm,
      cpan/podlators/lib/Pod/Text/Color.pm,
      cpan/podlators/lib/Pod/Text/Overstrike.pm,
      cpan/podlators/lib/Pod/Text/Termcap.pm.
    - CVE-2026-82560

 -- Hurman Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:56:07 +0800
CVE-2026-82560 Pod::Text versions before 6.1.1 for Perl allow CPU and memory exhaustion formatting a POD document whose =over nesting drives the margin to the outpu


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