CVE-2026-82560

EUVD-2026-83606
Pod::Text versions before 6.1.1 for Perl allow CPU and memory exhaustion formatting a POD document whose =over nesting drives the margin to the output width.

Each =over adds its indent to the margin, which wrap() subtracts from the output width to get the space available for text. When that space reaches zero, the line-splitting substitution matches the empty string, and the loop consumes no input while appending the margin padding on every pass.

Formatting an attacker-supplied POD document never returns, and the output grows until memory is exhausted.
Infinite Loop
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
7.5 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Awaiting analysis
This vulnerability is currently awaiting analysis.
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 50.23%
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
perl
bookworm
vulnerable
bookworm (security)
vulnerable
forky
vulnerable
sid
vulnerable
trixie
no-dsa
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
perl
bionic
needs-triage
focal
needs-triage
jammy
needs-triage
noble
needs-triage
resolute
needs-triage
stonking
needs-triage
trusty
needs-triage
xenial
needs-triage
Azure Linux logo
Azure Linux Releases
Azure Package
Release
perl
Azure Linux 3.0
0:5.38.2-517.azl3
fixed