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CVE-2026-115823

Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl send response bodies for HEAD requests, desynchronizing responses on keep-alive connections

9.1 CriticalFix available

Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl send response bodies for HEAD requests, desynchronizing responses on keep-alive connections.

For a HEAD request Starman omits chunked framing but still writes the body returned by the application, on both the array and streaming response paths. Responses with a 1xx, 204 or 304 status also carry the body.

On a keep-alive or pipelined connection the client reads those bytes as the start of the next response. A front-end proxy that reuses upstream connections may then pair responses with the wrong requests.

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
High
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.35%Up 0.2 points since Oct 26, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.1

Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl send response bodies for HEAD requests, desynchronizing responses on keep-alive connections

Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl send response bodies for HEAD requests, desynchronizing responses on keep-alive connections.

For a HEAD request Starman omits chunked framing but still writes the body returned by the application, on both the array and streaming response paths. Responses with a 1xx, 204 or 304 status also carry the body.

On a keep-alive or pipelined connection the client reads those bytes as the start of the next response. A front-end proxy that reuses upstream connections may then pair responses with the wrong requests.

Record
CVE-2026-115823
CVSS 3.1
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-444
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-109560 9.1

Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl send response bodies for HEAD requests, desynchronizing responses on keep-alive connections.

For a HEAD request Starman omits chunked framing but still writes the body returned by the application, on both the array and streaming response paths. Responses with a 1xx, 204 or 304 status also carry the body.

On a keep-alive or pipelined connection the client reads those bytes as the start of the next response. A front-end proxy that reuses upstream connections may then pair responses with the wrong requests.

Record
EUVD-2026-109560
CVSS 3.1
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4q75-5w63-6hx7 9.1

Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl send response bodies for HEAD requests, desynchronizing...

Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl send response bodies for HEAD requests, desynchronizing responses on keep-alive connections.

For a HEAD request Starman omits chunked framing but still writes the body returned by the application, on both the array and streaming response paths. Responses with a 1xx, 204 or 304 status also carry the body.

On a keep-alive or pipelined connection the client reads those bytes as the start of the next response. A front-end proxy that reuses upstream connections may then pair responses with the wrong requests.

Record
GHSA-4q75-5w63-6hx7
CVSS 3.1
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-444
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 9.1

Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl send response bodies for HEAD requests, desynchronizing responses on keep-alive connections.

For a HEAD request Starman omits chunked framing but still writes the body returned by the application, on both the array and streaming response paths. Responses with a 1xx, 204 or 304 status also carry the body.

On a keep-alive or pipelined connection the client reads those bytes as the start of the next response. A front-end proxy that reuses upstream connections may then pair responses with the wrong requests.

Record
CVE-2026-115823
CVSS 3.1
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-444
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 9.1

Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl send response bodies for HEAD requests, desynchronizing responses on keep-alive connections

Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl send response bodies for HEAD requests, desynchronizing responses on keep-alive connections.

For a HEAD request Starman omits chunked framing but still writes the body returned by the application, on both the array and streaming response paths. Responses with a 1xx, 204 or 304 status also carry the body.

On a keep-alive or pipelined connection the client reads those bytes as the start of the next response. A front-end proxy that reuses upstream connections may then pair responses with the wrong requests.

Record
CVE-2026-115823
CVSS 3.1
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-444
Updated
2026-11-04
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-115823 9.1

Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl send response bodies for HEAD requests, desynchronizing responses on keep-alive connections. For a HEAD request Starman omits chunked framing but still writes the body returned by the application, on both the array and streaming response paths. Responses with a 1xx, 204 or 304 status also carry the body. On a keep-alive or pipelined connection the client reads those bytes as the start of the next response. A front-end proxy that reuses upstream connections may then pair responses with the wrong requests.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-115823
CVSS 3.1
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-03
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-115823 9.1

Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl send response bodies for HEAD requests, desynchronizing responses on keep-alive connections. For a HEAD request Starman omits chunked framing but still writes the body returned by the application, on both the array and streaming response paths. Responses with a 1xx, 204 or 304 status also carry the body. On a keep-alive or pipelined connection the client reads those bytes as the start of the next response. A front-end proxy that reuses upstream connections may then pair responses with the wrong requests.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-115823
CVSS 3.1
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-04
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:12276-1 No 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
factsEUVD, OSV
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2026-115823 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in starman, published October 25, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. Fixed in starman 0.4019-1.

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