CVE-2026-12844: DROLSKY List::SomeUtils::XS · Out-of-bounds Write
Affects DROLSKY List::SomeUtils::XSSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade to 0.59 soon.
Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 51% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 0.59
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 25 Jun 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 8 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade List::SomeUtils::XS and List-SomeUtils-XS to 0.59.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| DROLSKYList::SomeUtils::XS | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubList-SomeUtils-XSpkg:github/List-SomeUtils-XSOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Users should avoid using pairwise() with blocks that can return more than four times the length of the longer input array until a fix is available.
Description
List::SomeUtils::XS versions before 0.59 for Perl have a heap buffer overflow in the pairwise function. pairwise() collects the values returned by the block into a heap buffer sized to the longer input array, then grows the buffer before each copy with a single quadrupling (alloc <<= 2) instead of a loop. A block call that returns more than four times the current allocation in one invocation outgrows that one quadrupling, and the copy writes past the end of the buffer. Any caller of pairwise() whose block returns, for a single pair, more than four times the longer input array's length writes past the buffer and corrupts the heap.