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USN-8940-1: Perl XS::Parse::Keyword module vulnerability

Severity not listed 0 CVEs Published Oct 20, 2026 at 3:21 AM UTC

Summary

It was discovered that the Perl XS::Parse::Keyword module did not correctly handle certain inputs. If a user or automated system were tricked into receiving specially crafted input, an attacker could cause a denial of service.

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