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CVE-2026-115824: Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl allow memory exhaustion via unbounded buffering of chunked

Affects starmanSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-115824· High

Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 22:59 UTC

Severity
High

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 25 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 26.10starmanpkg:deb/ubuntu/starman?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threatsAffected
  • =0.4017-1build1
  • =0.4018-1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSstarmanpkg:deb/ubuntu/starman?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threatsAffected
  • =0.4017-1
  • =0.4017-1build1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSstarmanpkg:deb/ubuntu/starman?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • =0.4016-1
  • =0.4017-1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSstarmanpkg:deb/ubuntu/starman?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • =0.4015-1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 20.04 LTSstarmanpkg:deb/ubuntu/starman?arch=source&distro=focalOther threatsAffected
  • =0.4014-3
  • =0.4015-1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 18.04 LTSstarmanpkg:deb/ubuntu/starman?arch=source&distro=bionicOther threatsAffected
  • =0.4014-1
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Users should upgrade to Starman version 0.4019 or later where this issue is fixed. No other mitigation or workaround is indicated in the provided data.

Description

Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl contain a vulnerability that allows remote attackers to exhaust worker memory by sending chunked HTTP request bodies with unbounded chunk sizes. The chunked body decoder buffers each chunk in memory without limiting the length of the chunk-size line, enabling a single connection to cause memory exhaustion.

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