Vulnerability · Published May 30, 2026 · Assigned by CPANSec
CVE-2026-8594Text::LineFold versions through 2019.001 for Perl duplicate the output based on the number of special break characters
Medium 6.2
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Text::LineFold from NEZUMI. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 10% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Text::LineFold versions through 2019.001 for Perl duplicate the output based on the number of special break characters. Text::LineFold splits the input string by specific line break characters (such as VT, FF and others) into segments, but applies the break function to the entire string, not just the segment. A side effect of this is that the full input can be duplicated for each segment. Besides being incorrect, this can lead to unexpected resource consumption and possible denial of service. Note that Text::LineFold is part of the Unicode-LineBreak distribution, which may have a higher version number than the module.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libunicode-linebreak-perl | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-8594 |
| Debian:13 | libunicode-linebreak-perl | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-8594 |
| Debian:14 | libunicode-linebreak-perl | 0.0.20190101-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-8594 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libunicode-linebreak-perl | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8594 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libunicode-linebreak-perl | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8594 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | libunicode-linebreak-perl | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8594 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | libunicode-linebreak-perl | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8594 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | libunicode-linebreak-perl | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8594 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| NEZUMI | Text::LineFold | 0 – through 2019.001 |
Weakness: CWE-405, CWE-407 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://metacpan.org/release/NEZUMI/Unicode-LineBreak-2019.001/source/lib/Text/LineFold.pm#L407-415
- https://security.metacpan.org/patches/U/Unicode-LineBreak/2019.001/CVE-2026-8594-r1.patch patch
- https://github.com/hatukanezumi/Unicode-LineBreak/pull/6 issue-tracking
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/30/6