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Fedora 44 perl-Sereal-Encoder Critical Buffer Overflow Fix for 2026

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Calendar Grey May 29, 2026
Dist Fedora Esm H88
The Fedora 44 perl-Sereal-Encoder update fixes a buffer overflow issue using COPY tags.
This update includes a security fix to make sure that COPY tags cannot be used to read past end of the buffer.

Summary

This library implements an efficient, compact-output, and feature-rich

serializer using a binary protocol called Sereal.

Update Information:

This update includes a security fix to make sure that COPY tags cannot be used to read past end of the buffer.

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Topics Covered

security advisory fedora buffer overflow security fix perl-Sereal-Encoder 2026-26bb3fe2c6

Change Log

* Wed May 20 2026 Paul Howarth - 5.005-1 - Update to 5.005 - Update spec to document changes from version 5 - Security fixes in decoder

References


[ 1 ] Bug #2480052 - perl-Sereal-Decoder-5.005 is available https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2480052

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-26bb3fe2c6' 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-Sereal-Encoder
Product: Fedora 44
Version: 5.005
Release: 1.fc44
URL: https://metacpan.org/release/Sereal-Encoder
Summary: Perl serialization into Sereal format

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Topics Covered

security advisory fedora buffer overflow security fix perl-Sereal-Encoder 2026-26bb3fe2c6

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