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Mageia Perl HTML Parser Critical Heap Corruption Vuln 2026-0264

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Calendar Grey July 18, 2026
Scroller Mageia
Mageia security update addresses the CVE-2026-8829 heap corruption in Perl HTML::Entities before version 3.84, ensuring system protection.
Security update

Summary

Description: HTML::Entities versions before 3.84 for Perl read freed heap memory in _decode_entities. (CVE-2026-8829)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35632

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/04/2

- https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/security-announce@lists.opensuse.org/message/CNUNI2FWJG22SMHLLF6L6BGYNBH6YI52/

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8829

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical heap corruption remote access Mageia HTML::Entities

Resolution

SRPMS

- 10/core/perl-HTML-Parser-3.830.0-3.1.mga10

- 9/core/perl-HTML-Parser-3.810.0-1.1.mga9

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Publication date: 18 Jul 2026
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2026-0264.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2026-8829

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory critical heap corruption remote access Mageia HTML::Entities

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