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

• azl3 perl 5.38.2-516 on Azure Linux 3.0

• azl3 perl 5.38.2-517 on Azure Linux 3.0

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1. Nov 2, 2026 at 11:30 AM UTC
   • Added affected products: azl3 perl 5.38.2-517 on Azure Linux 3.0.
2. Oct 2, 2026 at 12:40 PM UTC
   • Added fixed versions: 5.38.2-517.
3. Sep 28, 2026 at 11:20 AM UTC
   • The vendor changed its remediation guidance.

1. Sep 21, 2026 at 1:01 AM UTC
   Published by Microsoft Security Response Center

   The publication date reported by the vendor.

2. Sep 27, 2026 at 11:11 PM UTC
   Added to SecurityAlert

   We collected the advisory from the official source.

3. Nov 2, 2026 at 1:45 AM UTC
   Updated by Microsoft Security Response Center

   The vendor changed the advisory after it was first published.

4. Nov 11, 2026 at 2:20 AM UTC
   Confirmed at the source

   Our collector saw this advisory during a later source check.