CVE-2026-12844
List::SomeUtils::XS versions before 0.59 for Perl have a heap buffer overflow in the pairwise function
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.
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.5
List::SomeUtils::XS versions before 0.59 for Perl have a heap buffer overflow in the pairwise function
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-12844- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787, CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-39444
7.5
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-39444- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h2pv-qmv8-hvcv
7.5
List::SomeUtils::XS versions before 0.59 for Perl have a heap buffer overflow in the pairwise...
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.
- Record
GHSA-h2pv-qmv8-hvcv- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-12844- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.5
List::SomeUtils::XS versions before 0.59 for Perl have a heap buffer overflow in the pairwise function
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-12844- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-12844
7.5
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-12844- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-12844
7.5
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-12844- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2026-0244 No score
Updated perl-List-SomeUtils-XS packages fix security vulnerability
List::SomeUtils::XS versions before 0.59 for Perl have a heap buffer overflow in the pairwise function. (CVE-2026-12844)
- Record
MGASA-2026-0244- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:11179-1 No score
perl-List-SomeUtils-XS-0.590.0-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the perl-List-SomeUtils-XS-0.590.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:11179-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:21218-1 No score
Security update for perl-List-SomeUtils-XS
This update for perl-List-SomeUtils-XS fixes the following issue
- CVE-2026-12844: heap buffer overflow in the
pairwisefunction (bsc#1269210).
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:21218-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2026:22559-1 No score
Security update for perl-List-SomeUtils-XS
This update for perl-List-SomeUtils-XS fixes the following issue
- CVE-2026-12844: heap buffer overflow in the
pairwisefunction (bsc#1269210).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2026:22559-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2026:2845-1 No score
Security update for perl-List-SomeUtils-XS
This update for perl-List-SomeUtils-XS fixes the following issue
- CVE-2026-12844: heap buffer overflow in the
pairwisefunction (bsc#1269210).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2026:2845-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
liblist-someutils-xs-perlDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.58-30.59-1 |
None known |
liblist-someutils-xs-perlDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.58-30.59-1 |
None known |
liblist-someutils-xs-perlDebian:14 |
before 0.59-1, plus listed versions 0.58-3 |
0.59-1 |
perl-List-SomeUtils-XSMageia:10 |
before 0.590.0-1.mga10 | 0.590.0-1.mga10 |
perl-List-SomeUtils-XSMageia:9 |
before 0.580.0-10.1.mga9 | 0.580.0-10.1.mga9 |
perl-List-SomeUtils-XSSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 |
before 0.58-160000.3.2 | 0.58-160000.3.2 |
perl-List-SomeUtils-XSSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 |
before 0.58-160000.3.2 | 0.58-160000.3.2 |
perl-List-SomeUtils-XSSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 |
before 0.56-150000.3.3.1 | 0.56-150000.3.3.1 |
perl-List-SomeUtils-XSSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS |
before 0.56-150000.3.3.1 | 0.56-150000.3.3.1 |
perl-List-SomeUtils-XSSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS |
before 0.56-150000.3.3.1 | 0.56-150000.3.3.1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
perl-List-SomeUtils-XSSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS |
before 0.56-150000.3.3.1 | 0.56-150000.3.3.1 |
perl-List-SomeUtils-XSSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS |
before 0.56-150000.3.3.1 | 0.56-150000.3.3.1 |
perl-List-SomeUtils-XSSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS |
before 0.56-150000.3.3.1 | 0.56-150000.3.3.1 |
perl-List-SomeUtils-XSSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS |
before 0.56-150000.3.3.1 | 0.56-150000.3.3.1 |
perl-List-SomeUtils-XSSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS |
before 0.56-150000.3.3.1 | 0.56-150000.3.3.1 |
perl-List-SomeUtils-XSSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 |
before 0.56-150000.3.3.1 | 0.56-150000.3.3.1 |
perl-List-SomeUtils-XSSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 |
before 0.56-150000.3.3.1 | 0.56-150000.3.3.1 |
perl-List-SomeUtils-XSSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 |
before 0.56-150000.3.3.1 | 0.56-150000.3.3.1 |
liblist-someutils-xs-perlUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.58-10.58-2 |
None known |
liblist-someutils-xs-perlUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.58-2build20.58-2build3 |
None known |
liblist-someutils-xs-perlUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.58-30.58-3build20.58-3build30.58-3build4 |
None known |
liblist-someutils-xs-perlUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.58-3build5 |
None known |
liblist-someutils-xs-perlUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.58-3build5 |
None known |
perl-List-SomeUtils-XSopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 0.590.0-1.1 | 0.590.0-1.1 |
perl-List-SomeUtils-XSopenSUSE:Leap 16.0 |
before 0.58-160000.3.2 | 0.58-160000.3.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-12844 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Drolsky List::someutils::xs, published June 25, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.66%, the 51st percentile. Fixed in liblist-someutils-xs-perl 0.59-1.
References
github.com/houseabsolute/List-SomeUtils-XS/commit/22549f78669b780d6aa338a2d2e49a3dedfffaa6.patch
metacpan.org/release/DROLSKY/List-SomeUtils-XS-0.59/changes
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/25/11
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12844
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h2pv-qmv8-hvcv
cpan.org/modules
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github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/12xxx/CVE-2026-12844.json
github.com/houseabsolute/List-SomeUtils-XS
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-12844
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2026-0244.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35757
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-202622559-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1269210
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12844
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-20262845-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-12844
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-12844