CriticalFix available
perl — security advisory
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.
- Products
- perl
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 5.36.0-4
- CVEs
- CVE-2022-48522
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 30 Oct 2026, 16:40 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48522
perl
Fixed versions: 5.36.0-4
perl
Fixed versions: 5.36.0-4
perl
Fixed versions: 5.36.0-4
Complete source record
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