RHSA-2026:30851 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: perl:5.32 security update
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
Products
Official CSAF product identity
Published · June 29, 2026
Updated · August 5, 2026
Topic
An update for the perl:5.32 module is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description
Perl is a high-level programming language that is commonly used for system administration utilities and web programming.
Security Fix(es):
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perl-archive-tar: perl-archive-tar: Path traversal via crafted symlinks allows arbitrary file access (CVE-2026-42496)
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perl-IO-Compress: perl-IO-Compress: Arbitrary code execution via attacker-controlled output glob (CVE-2026-48962)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.