CVE-2026-82560
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
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 19, 2026, 4:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 19, 2026, 4:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e
Affected Products
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Solution
- Update Pod::Text to version 6.1.1 or later.
- Avoid processing untrusted POD documents.
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New CVE Received by 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e
Sep. 19, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description 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. Added CWE CWE-835 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/82xxx/CVE-2026-82560.json">CVE-2026-82560</a> Added Reference https://github.com/rra/podlators/commit/70510174f69eb54aa6d617bde4e1402cd9b7c61f.patch Added Reference https://metacpan.org/release/RRA/podlators-v6.1.0/source/lib/Pod/Text.pm#L245-261 Added Reference https://metacpan.org/release/RRA/podlators-v6.1.1/changes