Out-of-bounds read in Net-IP-LPM
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Net::IP::LPM versions before 1.11 for Perl allow a heap out-of-bounds read via an unbounded prefix length. add() passes the prefix string to the trie builder addPrefixToTrie() without checking it against the address width. addPrefixToTrie() then walks the prefix buffer by prefix_length bits, reading prefix[byte] for byte up to prefix_len/8, where prefix is the 4-byte (IPv4) or 16-byte (IPv6) packed address. A prefix length greater than 32 for IPv4 or 128 for IPv6, for example add("1.2.3.4/255", $v) or add("2001:db8::/255", $v), reads past the end of the packed address. The out-of-bounds read happens during trie construction and is bounded: the prefix length is stored as an unsigned char, so the bit walk reads at most 32 bytes from the start of the packed address, a short distance past the end of the 4-byte or 16-byte buffer. It is detectable under AddressSanitizer, valgrind, or a hardened allocator, where it can abort the process. Lookups and dump() format only the valid address width, so the out-of-bounds bytes are not exposed through the module's API.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Net-IP-LPM | before 1.11 | 1.11 | Patch available | CNA |
- Net-IP-LPM Vendor— Affected before 1.11 Fixed in 1.11 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Net-IP-LPM Fixed in 1.11
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-56015
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q2wj-rfvr-wf9p
- 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-56015 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-56015 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q2wj-rfvr-wf9p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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