CVE-2026-4176

A flaw was found in Perl, stemming from its inclusion of an outdated Compress::Raw::Zlib module. This module bundles a vulnerable version of the zlib library, which is known to contain multiple security flaws, including CVE-2026-3381 and CVE-2026-27171. Exploitation of these underlying vulnerabilities could lead to various security impacts, depending on the specific flaw within zlib.

This is an Important vulnerability affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux and OpenShift Container Platform. The Perl package includes an outdated Compress::Raw::Zlib module, which bundles a vulnerable version of the zlib library. Exploitation of the underlying zlib flaws could lead to various security impacts, depending on the flaw exploited. The general impact is tied to the same impact as the original flaw being exploited.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.