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TI-2022-24100 Aliases CVE-2022-48522GHSA-96cv-gp7m-9r39

In Perl 5.34.0, function S_find_uninit_var in sv.c has a stack-based crash that can lead…

Priority HIGH 82CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

In Perl 5.34.0, function S_find_uninit_var in sv.c has a stack-based crash that can lead to remote code execution or local privilege escalation.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.03463 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.34.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*5.34.0VulnerablePerl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.34.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.34.0 Vulnerable ·Perl

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2026:6206 Released 2026-03-30 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Hardened Images perl-5.42.2-524.hum1@aarch64, perl-5.42.2-524.hum1@src, perl-5.42.2-524.hum1@x86_64 +47

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Hardened ImagesFixed RHSA-2026:6206
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-48522
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-96cv-gp7m-9r39

References

Exploit 1

Other 1

  • TI-2012-05140 The _compile function in Maketext.pm in the Locale::Maketext implementation in Perl… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-12932 Perl before 5.26.3 and 5.28.0 before 5.28.1 has a buffer overflow via a crafted regular… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-12931 Perl before 5.26.3 and 5.28.x before 5.28.1 has a buffer overflow via a crafted regular… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-05049 Heap-based buffer overflow in the pack function in Perl before 5.26.2 allows… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-09493 Stack-based buffer overflow in the CPerlHost::Add method in win32/perlhost.h in Perl… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-12934 Perl before 5.26.3 has a buffer overflow via a crafted regular expression that triggers invalid write operations. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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