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CVE-2026-12844

List::SomeUtils::XS versions before 0.59 for Perl have a heap buffer overflow in the pairwise function

7.5 HighFix available

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

0.66%Up 0.2 points since Jun 26, 2026
90%50%10%1%

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 HighCVSS: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 HighCVSS: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 HighCVSS: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 HighCVSS: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 HighCVSS: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 HighCVSS: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 HighCVSS: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 pairwise function (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 pairwise function (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 pairwise function (bsc#1269210).
Record
SUSE-SU-2026:2845-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
liblist-someutils-xs-perl
Debian:12
All versions, plus listed versions
0.58-30.59-1
None known
liblist-someutils-xs-perl
Debian:13
All versions, plus listed versions
0.58-30.59-1
None known
liblist-someutils-xs-perl
Debian:14
before 0.59-1, plus listed versions
0.58-3
0.59-1
perl-List-SomeUtils-XS
Mageia:10
before 0.590.0-1.mga10
0.590.0-1.mga10
perl-List-SomeUtils-XS
Mageia:9
before 0.580.0-10.1.mga9
0.580.0-10.1.mga9
perl-List-SomeUtils-XS
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
before 0.58-160000.3.2
0.58-160000.3.2
perl-List-SomeUtils-XS
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0
before 0.58-160000.3.2
0.58-160000.3.2
perl-List-SomeUtils-XS
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7
before 0.56-150000.3.3.1
0.56-150000.3.3.1
perl-List-SomeUtils-XS
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS
before 0.56-150000.3.3.1
0.56-150000.3.3.1
perl-List-SomeUtils-XS
SUSE: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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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
perl-List-SomeUtils-XS
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS
before 0.56-150000.3.3.1
0.56-150000.3.3.1
perl-List-SomeUtils-XS
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS
before 0.56-150000.3.3.1
0.56-150000.3.3.1
perl-List-SomeUtils-XS
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS
before 0.56-150000.3.3.1
0.56-150000.3.3.1
perl-List-SomeUtils-XS
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS
before 0.56-150000.3.3.1
0.56-150000.3.3.1
perl-List-SomeUtils-XS
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS
before 0.56-150000.3.3.1
0.56-150000.3.3.1
perl-List-SomeUtils-XS
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
before 0.56-150000.3.3.1
0.56-150000.3.3.1
perl-List-SomeUtils-XS
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
before 0.56-150000.3.3.1
0.56-150000.3.3.1
perl-List-SomeUtils-XS
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
before 0.56-150000.3.3.1
0.56-150000.3.3.1
liblist-someutils-xs-perl
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
0.58-10.58-2
None known
liblist-someutils-xs-perl
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
0.58-2build20.58-2build3
None known
liblist-someutils-xs-perl
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
0.58-30.58-3build20.58-3build30.58-3build4
None known
liblist-someutils-xs-perl
Ubuntu:25.10
All versions, plus listed versions
0.58-3build5
None known
liblist-someutils-xs-perl
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
0.58-3build5
None known
perl-List-SomeUtils-XS
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 0.590.0-1.1
0.590.0-1.1
perl-List-SomeUtils-XS
openSUSE:Leap 16.0
before 0.58-160000.3.2
0.58-160000.3.2

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE 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.

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