Upstream information
Description
Cpanel::JSON::XS versions before 4.80 for Perl leak the decoded arguments of a tagged value when its THAW method dies in decode_tag.With allow_tags, a tagged value's class name and argument array are decoded and passed to the class's THAW method. Both are released only after THAW returns, so a THAW that dies leaves the whole decoded argument structure allocated.
Each rejected document leaks data of a size the sender chooses, so a process that catches the error and keeps running exhausts its memory.
SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Pending
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| CVSS detail | SUSE |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 5.3 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Low |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 |
| CVSS detail | SUSE |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 6.9 |
| Vector | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Attack Requirements | None |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Vulnerable System Integrity Impact | None |
| Vulnerable System Availability Impact | Low |
| Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Subsequent System Integrity Impact | None |
| Subsequent System Availability Impact | None |
| CVSSv4 Version | 4.0 |
Status of this issue by product and package
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| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7 | perl-Cpanel-JSON-XS | Affected |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Tue Oct 20 14:50:46 2026CVE page last modified: Tue Oct 20 15:55:17 2026