CVE-2026-110684

NameCVE-2026-110684
DescriptionCpanel::JSON::XS versions from 3.0202 before 4.80 for Perl leak memory and retain overloaded objects when encoding values as strings in encode_stringify. encode_stringify writes a value in its string form under allow_stringify, under convert_blessed for objects without TO_JSON, and under allow_bignum. For an array or hash object with a "" overload, and from 4.20 a scalar object, it takes an extra reference that is never released, so the object and everything it references are never freed. From 4.10 it also never frees its copy of the string. Repeatedly encoding data that contains such values grows process memory without bound.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libcpanel-json-xs-perl (PTS)bookworm, bookworm (security)4.35-1+deb12u1vulnerable
trixie (security), trixie4.39-2~deb13u1vulnerable
forky4.51-1vulnerable
sid4.80-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libcpanel-json-xs-perlsource(unstable)4.80-1

Notes

https://lists.security.metacpan.org/cve-announce/msg/44479877/
Fixed by: https://github.com/rurban/Cpanel-JSON-XS/commit/5b15916b5e7841e447664ace51fb50c12d1e0f39 (4.80)

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