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Security update for perl-HTTP-Date

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Medium
Published: 07/22/2026 (07/22/2026, 19:07:44 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Vendor/Project: SUSE Product Security Team
Product: SUSE

Description

A security update for perl-HTTP-Date addresses CVE-2026-14741, which involves CPU exhaustion caused by polynomial regex backtracking in the parse_date function. This vulnerability can lead to denial of service conditions due to excessive CPU usage. The issue has been fixed in the update provided by the SUSE Product Security Team.

Affected software

Affected versions
SUSEnoarchperl-HTTP-Date-6.06-160000.3.1.noarchSUSE Linux EnterpriseopenSUSE Leap 16.0

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 09/17/2026, 02:11:09 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-14741 is a vulnerability in the perl-HTTP-Date package where the parse_date function is susceptible to CPU exhaustion through polynomial regex backtracking. This can cause the application to consume excessive CPU resources, potentially leading to denial of service. The SUSE Product Security Team has released an update to fix this issue.

Potential Impact

The vulnerability allows an attacker to cause CPU exhaustion, which may result in denial of service by making the affected application or system unresponsive or significantly degraded in performance.

Mitigation Recommendations

A security update has been released by the SUSE Product Security Team to fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the update to remediate the issue. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the provided data; therefore, check the vendor advisory for the latest remediation guidance.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Csaf Category
csaf_security_advisory
Csaf Version
2.0
Publisher
SUSE Product Security Team
Advisory Id
openSUSE-SU-2026:21427-1
Cve Count
1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6aab496755bf5e2cf5990d02

Added to database: 09/17/2026, 01:59:03 UTC

Last enriched: 09/17/2026, 02:11:09 UTC

Last updated: 09/17/2026, 02:11:09 UTC

Views: 1

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