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Mageia 10 9 perl-String-Util Critical Regex DoS CVE-2026-14895

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Calendar Grey July 19, 2026
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This update addresses a critical denial of service flaw in Perl String::Util affecting Mageia 10 and 9. Discover more.
Security update

Summary

Description: The updated package fixes a security vulnerability: String::Util versions before 1.36 for Perl are susceptible to a regular expression denial of service. (CVE-2026-14895)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35858

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/07/18

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-14895

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial service critical Mageia perl string util CVE-2026-14895

Resolution

SRPMS

- 10/core/perl-String-Util-1.350.0-2.1.mga10

- 9/core/perl-String-Util-1.340.0-1.1.mga9

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Publication date: 19 Jul 2026
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2026-0272.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2026-14895

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial service critical Mageia perl string util CVE-2026-14895

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