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Fedora 43 perl-Dist-Build Critical CVE-2026-8463 Update

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Calendar Grey June 5, 2026
Dist Fedora Esm H88
Fedora 43 users must apply the perl-Dist-Build update for CVE-2026-8463 to ensure security and stability of their systems.
Update to 0.031 #2477035 #2481131 fixes CVE-2026-8463

Summary

Dist::Build is a Build.PL implementation. Unlike Module::Build::Tiny it is

extensible, unlike Module::Build it uses a build graph internally which

makes it easy to combine different customizations. It's typically extended

by adding a .pl script in planner/.

Update Information:

Update to 0.031 #2477035 #2481131 fixes CVE-2026-8463

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Topics Covered

security advisory fedora critical DoS CVE-2026-8463 perl-dist-build

Change Log

* Sun Mar 22 2026 Charles R. Anderson 0.028-1 - Update to 0.028 - Update BR/Requires * Mon Jan 19 2026 Charles R. Anderson 0.025-1 - Update to 0.025 * Sat Jan 17 2026 Fedora Release Engineering - 0.021-2 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_44_Mass_Rebuild * Fri Dec 5 2025 Charles R. Anderson 0.022-1 - Update to 0.022 * Sat Nov 15 2025 Charles R. Anderson 0.021-1 - Update to 0.021 - Use https for Source0

References

Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2026-f2c746ff8e 2026-06-05 04:07:33.979975+00:00 Name : perl-Dist-Build Product : Fedora 43 Version : 0.028 Release : 1.fc43 URL : https://metacpan.org/dist/Dist-Build Summary : Modern module builder with author tools not included Description : Dist::Build is a Build.PL implementation. Unlike Module::Build::Tiny it is extensible, unlike Module::Build it uses a build graph internally which makes it easy to combine different customizations. It's typically extended by adding a .pl script in planner/.

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-f2c746ff8e' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label

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Name: perl-Dist-Build
Product: Fedora 43
Version: 0.028
Release: 1.fc43
URL: https://metacpan.org/dist/Dist-Build
Summary: Modern module builder with author tools not included

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Topics Covered

security advisory fedora critical DoS CVE-2026-8463 perl-dist-build

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