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CVE-2026-115817

Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl allow a stalled request body to hold a worker indefinitely, as read_timeout covers only the headers

7.5 HighFix available

Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl allow a stalled request body to hold a worker indefinitely, as read_timeout covers only the headers.

Content-Length and chunked request bodies are read with blocking reads and no deadline. A client that sends complete headers and then stalls or trickles the body keeps the worker waiting until it disconnects.

A remote attacker can take every worker with a few such connections, five with the default worker count, so the server stops answering requests.

Version 0.4019 applies read_timeout to each wait for body data and adds a body_timeout limit, 300 seconds by default, on the total time to read a body.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.51%Up 0.2 points since Oct 26, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used7.5

Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl allow a stalled request body to hold a worker indefinitely, as read_timeout covers only the headers

Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl allow a stalled request body to hold a worker indefinitely, as read_timeout covers only the headers.

Content-Length and chunked request bodies are read with blocking reads and no deadline. A client that sends complete headers and then stalls or trickles the body keeps the worker waiting until it disconnects.

A remote attacker can take every worker with a few such connections, five with the default worker count, so the server stops answering requests.

Version 0.4019 applies read_timeout to each wait for body data and adds a body_timeout limit, 300 seconds by default, on the total time to read a body.

Record
CVE-2026-115817
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-1095587.5

Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl allow a stalled request body to hold a worker indefinitely, as read_timeout covers only the headers.

Content-Length and chunked request bodies are read with blocking reads and no deadline. A client that sends complete headers and then stalls or trickles the body keeps the worker waiting until it disconnects.

A remote attacker can take every worker with a few such connections, five with the default worker count, so the server stops answering requests.

Version 0.4019 applies read_timeout to each wait for body data and adds a body_timeout limit, 300 seconds by default, on the total time to read a body.

Record
EUVD-2026-109558
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xcqf-6xfj-3q3x7.5

Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl allow a stalled request body to hold a worker...

Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl allow a stalled request body to hold a worker indefinitely, as read_timeout covers only the headers.

Content-Length and chunked request bodies are read with blocking reads and no deadline. A client that sends complete headers and then stalls or trickles the body keeps the worker waiting until it disconnects.

A remote attacker can take every worker with a few such connections, five with the default worker count, so the server stops answering requests.

Version 0.4019 applies read_timeout to each wait for body data and adds a body_timeout limit, 300 seconds by default, on the total time to read a body.

Record
GHSA-xcqf-6xfj-3q3x
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD7.5

Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl allow a stalled request body to hold a worker indefinitely, as read_timeout covers only the headers.

Content-Length and chunked request bodies are read with blocking reads and no deadline. A client that sends complete headers and then stalls or trickles the body keeps the worker waiting until it disconnects.

A remote attacker can take every worker with a few such connections, five with the default worker count, so the server stops answering requests.

Version 0.4019 applies read_timeout to each wait for body data and adds a body_timeout limit, 300 seconds by default, on the total time to read a body.

Record
CVE-2026-115817
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV7.5

Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl allow a stalled request body to hold a worker indefinitely, as read_timeout covers only the headers

Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl allow a stalled request body to hold a worker indefinitely, as read_timeout covers only the headers.

Content-Length and chunked request bodies are read with blocking reads and no deadline. A client that sends complete headers and then stalls or trickles the body keeps the worker waiting until it disconnects.

A remote attacker can take every worker with a few such connections, five with the default worker count, so the server stops answering requests.

Version 0.4019 applies read_timeout to each wait for body data and adds a body_timeout limit, 300 seconds by default, on the total time to read a body.

Record
CVE-2026-115817
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-04
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-1158177.5

Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl allow a stalled request body to hold a worker indefinitely, as read_timeout covers only the headers. Content-Length and chunked request bodies are read with blocking reads and no deadline. A client that sends complete headers and then stalls or trickles the body keeps the worker waiting until it disconnects. A remote attacker can take every worker with a few such connections, five with the default worker count, so the server stops answering requests. Version 0.4019 applies read_timeout to each wait for body data and adds a body_timeout limit, 300 seconds by default, on the total time to read a body.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-115817
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-03
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-1158177.5

Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl allow a stalled request body to hold a worker indefinitely, as read_timeout covers only the headers. Content-Length and chunked request bodies are read with blocking reads and no deadline. A client that sends complete headers and then stalls or trickles the body keeps the worker waiting until it disconnects. A remote attacker can take every worker with a few such connections, five with the default worker count, so the server stops answering requests. Version 0.4019 applies read_timeout to each wait for body data and adds a body_timeout limit, 300 seconds by default, on the total time to read a body.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-115817
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-04
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:12276-1No score

perl-Starman-0.4019-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the perl-Starman-0.4019-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:12276-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
starman
Debian:12
All versions, plus listed versions
0.4016-10.4017-10.4018-10.4019-1
None known
starman
Debian:13
All versions, plus listed versions
0.4017-10.4018-0+deb13u10.4018-10.4019-1
None known
starman
Debian:14
before 0.4019-1, plus listed versions
0.4017-10.4018-1
0.4019-1
starman
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
0.4014-1
None known
starman
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
0.4014-1
None known
starman
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
0.4014-30.4015-1
None known
starman
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
0.4015-1
None known
starman
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
0.4016-10.4017-1
None known
starman
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
0.4017-1build10.4018-1
None known
starman
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
0.4017-10.4017-1build1
None known
perl-Starman
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0.4019-1.1
0.4019-1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affectedOSV
factsOSV
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-115817 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in starman, published October 25, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.51%, the 44th percentile. Fixed in starman 0.4019-1.

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