USN-7434-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7434-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7434-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-7434-1
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Published
2025-04-14T11:48:05.413143Z
Modified
2025-10-21T04:48:40Z
Summary
perl vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Perl incorrectly handled transliterating non-ASCII bytes. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Perl to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / perl

Package

Name
perl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/perl@5.34.0-3ubuntu1.4?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.34.0-3ubuntu1.4

Affected versions

5.*

5.32.1-3ubuntu3
5.34.0-3ubuntu1
5.34.0-3ubuntu1.1
5.34.0-3ubuntu1.2
5.34.0-3ubuntu1.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libperl-dev",
            "binary_version": "5.34.0-3ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libperl5.34",
            "binary_version": "5.34.0-3ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "perl",
            "binary_version": "5.34.0-3ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "perl-base",
            "binary_version": "5.34.0-3ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "perl-debug",
            "binary_version": "5.34.0-3ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "perl-modules-5.34",
            "binary_version": "5.34.0-3ubuntu1.4"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2024-56406"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / perl

Package

Name
perl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/perl@5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

5.*

5.36.0-9ubuntu1
5.36.0-10ubuntu1
5.38.2-3
5.38.2-3.2
5.38.2-3.2build1
5.38.2-3.2build2
5.38.2-3.2build2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libperl-dev",
            "binary_version": "5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libperl5.38t64",
            "binary_version": "5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "perl",
            "binary_version": "5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "perl-base",
            "binary_version": "5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "perl-debug",
            "binary_version": "5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "perl-modules-5.38",
            "binary_version": "5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2024-56406"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS"
}