Fixes for Malformed IPv6 Addresses in Fedora 44 perl-Net-CIDR-Lite
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April 25, 2026
This update addresses two security issues regarding incorrect handling of malformed IPv6 addresses: Fix IPv4 mapped IPv6 packed length (CVE-2026-40199) Reject invalid uncompressed ...
Summary
Faster alternative to Net::CIDR when merging a large number of CIDR address
ranges. Works for IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
Update Information:
This update addresses two security issues regarding incorrect handling of malformed IPv6 addresses: Fix IPv4 mapped IPv6 packed length (CVE-2026-40199) Reject invalid uncompressed IPv6 (CVE-2026-40198)
Topics Covered
Change Log
* Sat Apr 11 2026 Paul Howarth
References
Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2026-fe487aa625
2026-04-25 01:21:36.172722+00:00
Name : perl-Net-CIDR-Lite
Product : Fedora 44
Version : 0.23
Release : 1.fc44
URL : https://metacpan.org/release/Net-CIDR-Lite
Summary : Perl extension for merging IPv4 or IPv6 CIDR addresses
Description :
Faster alternative to Net::CIDR when merging a large number of CIDR address
ranges. Works for IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-fe487aa625' 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-Net-CIDR-Lite
Product: Fedora 44
Version: 0.23
Release: 1.fc44
Summary: Perl extension for merging IPv4 or IPv6 CIDR addresses
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