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Message-ID: <f8ecb7ca-4753-44cf-b0a0-dea7a3a6e00d@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2026 21:20:57 -0500
From: Jacob Bachmeyer <jcb62281@...il.com>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com, Stig Palmquist <stig@...g.io>,
 cve-announce@...urity.metacpan.org
Subject: Re: CVE-2026-4176: Perl versions from 5.9.4 before
 5.40.4-RC1, from 5.41.0 before 5.42.2-RC1, from 5.43.0 before 5.43.9 contain
 a vulnerable version of Compress::Raw::Zlib

On 3/29/26 15:55, Stig Palmquist wrote:
> ========================================================================
> CVE-2026-4176                                        CPAN Security Group
> ========================================================================
>
> [...]
>
> Solutions
> ---------
> Update to Perl stable release 5.40.4 or 5.42.2 or later, which include
> Compress::Raw::Zlib 2.222.

You hint at the other solution under "Workarounds" but neglect to 
actually mention it here:

For *any* Perl version, simply install Compress::Raw::Zlib 2.222 from CPAN.


-- Jacob


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