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TI-2026-56914 Aliases CVE-2026-82560GHSA-qcgj-vx8w-rqfq

Infinite loop in podlators

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-835Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-835.

Summary

Pod::Text versions before 6.1.1 for Perl allow CPU and memory exhaustion formatting a POD document whose =over nesting drives the margin to the output width. Each =over adds its indent to the margin, which wrap() subtracts from the output width to get the space available for text. When that space reaches zero, the line-splitting substitution matches the empty string, and the loop consumes no input while appending the margin padding on every pass. Formatting an attacker-supplied POD document never returns, and the output grows until memory is exhausted.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0063 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed podlators: 6.1.1

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—podlatorsbefore 6.1.16.1.1Patch availableCNA
—perlup to 5.45.2—No fix listedCNA
  • podlators Vendor— Affected before 6.1.1 Fixed in 6.1.1 Patch available CNA
  • perl Vendor— Affected up to 5.45.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA podlators Fixed in 6.1.1

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-82560
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qcgj-vx8w-rqfq
  3. 2026-10-28 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

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