# CVE-2026-12087: Socket versions before 2.041 for Perl have an out-of-bounds heap read

- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 2.041
- Published: 2026-06-15 · Updated: 2026-06-16

## Affected

- Socket: fixed in 2.041

## Description

Socket versions before 2.041 for Perl have an out-of-bounds heap read. In Socket.xs, pack_ip_mreq_source() checks the length of its source argument before the argument is read, so the check tests the byte length carried over from the preceding multiaddr argument instead. Both addresses occupy a 4-byte field, so a valid multiaddr lets a source of any length pass the check, and the source is then copied into the 4-byte imr_sourceaddr field with a fixed-size copy. A source shorter than 4 bytes is not rejected, and the copy reads up to 3 bytes past the end of its buffer. Calling pack_ip_mreq_source() with a source value shorter than 4 bytes copies adjacent heap memory into the returned packed structure.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Socket, upgrade to a fixed version (2.041) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://metacpan.org/release/PEVANS/Socket-2.041/changes
- https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/de19a0b0ad1900fef976c5c1400bd8f11ec6c6cb.patch
- https://github.com/gduma-phData/patch-CVE-2026-12087

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