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Echo: perl: security update to 5.40.1-6+e18

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 459089

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Perl versions before 5.40.5-RC1, from 5.41.0 before 5.42.3-RC1, from 5.43.0 before 5.43.11 have an integer
 overflow in S_measure_struct leading to an out-of-bounds heap read in pack and unpack. S_measure_struct
 adds each item's size times its repeat count to a running total with no overflow check, so a large repeat
 count in a pack or unpack template wraps the signed SSize_t total negative. The @, X, and x position codes
 then guard their moves with a signed length comparison that passes when the length is negative, advancing
 the buffer pointer out of bounds. A template derived from untrusted input can read heap memory past the
 buffer and return it to the caller. (CVE-2026-57432)

Solution

Update the perl library and its related packages to version 5.40.1-6+e18 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-57432

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 459089

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.15

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-57432

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.4

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/14/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/13/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-57432

IAVA: 2026-A-0696-S